LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his government will use indigenously-developed Dornier aircraft on two routes from Lucknow soon.
Military officials said it will be for the first time an aircraft developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a state-run aerospace major, will be used for civilian purposes.
“We will use two Dornier aircraft for ferrying passengers on two routes — Lucknow-Agra and Lucknow-Varanasi,” Adityanath said, addressing journalists on preparations for the five-day Def Expo beginning here on Wednesday.