Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the central government was committed to making air services affordable to everyone.
Flagging off the first flight for the holy city of Najaf in Iraq from Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow, Singh said: “Today, India has 100 airports. The central government has succeeded in providing air services in most parts of India.”
He said the government had sanctioned Rs 13,000 crore to make air travel affordable to the common man.
