Direct Flight from Amritsar to Birmingham beneficial to Punjab and Indian economy, Tan Dhesi
Amritsar-Birmingham flight beneficial to Punjab, Indian economy: Tan Dhesi. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Member of Parliament for Slough took to social media site- Facebook and expressed his views on how the direct flight will be beneficial to Punjab and the Indian Economy.
‘Today saw the launch of the twice weekly non-stop service to Amritsar from Birmingham Airport with the inaugural flight on 20th February 2018. This will be the UK’s only direct service to Amritsar. Amritsar has in the past proven to be a very popular destination and will allow direct access to the major commercial, cultural and spiritual centre in the heart of the Punjab and the home of the Golden Temple,’ said Tan Dhesi on the direct flight from Amritsar to Birmingham 20 February onwards.
Talking about his last visit to India, Tan Dhesi said, ‘During my trip to India last summer, I had met with the Indian CivilAviation Minister Jayant Sinha, Union Cabinet Minister #VijaySampla, the Indian External Affairs Minister Ms Sushma Swaraj and the Indian Finance Minister Mr #ArunJaitley, along with senior Parliamentarians Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Mr Naresh Gujral to put forward the case of connecting Amritsar to the UK via a direct flight.'
The newly inaugurated flight will not only help the British Punjabi diaspora save time from travelling to Delhi to Amritsar, but would prove very beneficial to the Punjab and Indian economy, he added.
I also would like to express my gratitude to Ms Tara Naidu (Head of Air India in UK and Europe) and the Air India team in thr UK and in #Delhi as well as the Indian Cabinet for keeping to their promise of initiating flights from Birmingham, and with #London-Amritsar not too far behind this year,’ he said.
Adding another feature to the cap, Amritsar International Airport opened gates to Birmingham, London by announcing a direct flight from Amritsar to Birmingham. The flight had began from February 20.
This flight will take off twice a week that is on Tuesday and Thursday every week. The flight will take off at 1.55 pm on both the days.
-PTC News
