Amritsar International Airport gets four new flights
Indian airline carriers IndiGo, SpiceJet and Jet Airways is starting new flights from the Winter season from Sri Guru Ram Das International Airport, Amritsar.
Low-cost carrier Indigo will operate daily Hyderabad flight from the Airport from September 15, and SpiceJet is starting direct daily flights to Goa and Bangkok from November 6.
Jet Airways will also connect Amritsar with the Manchester in the UK via Mumbai four days a week starting from November 6. The Jet flight will go to Mumbai and then passengers will connect to Manchester flight after about 1 hr.40 min.
'Thailand will now be just 4.5 hours away from Amritsar and this non-stop International flight will also boost export of both perishable and dry cargo from Amritsar region and also open up opportunities for traders in Punjab. Overall, it is a win-win situation for both tourism & trade communities of both countries and these flights will help in creating numerous jobs for youth of our region,' said Yogesh Kamra, Co-Convenor of #FlyAmritsar Initiative and Additional Secretary Amritsar Vikas Manch.
-PTC News
