Prayagraj,

Nov 13 (HS): Prayagraj Airport should be named after Mahamana Pandit Madan

Mohan Malviya and it should be connected to major cities of the country by air.

MP Ujjwal Raman Singh has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister

Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu in this regard demanding this. He has also requested

to start new flights from Prayagraj to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Srinagar and

Jammu along with starting an additional flight service to Delhi. The inclusion

of Prayagraj Airport in the category of under-served airport in the next phase

of the UDAN scheme of the Central Government has increased the hope of

fulfilling these demands. MP representative Vinay Kushwaha gave this

information on Friday.

He

said the Union Civil Aviation Minister had sent a letter to the MP informing

him about the current air services operating from Prayagraj and the

possibilities for future connectivity. According to the minister, currently, a

total of 42 weekly flights are operated from Prayagraj to Bengaluru, Mumbai,

Delhi, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, and Bilaspur by IndiGo, Alliance Air, and Akasa

Air.

The

central government aims to connect 120 new destinations across the country with

air connectivity and serve 40 million passengers over the next 10 years in the

next phase of the UDAN scheme. Under this plan, Prayagraj Airport has been

included in the underserved airport category, making it eligible to participate

in the current bidding process.

The

Ministry has clarified that during the bidding process, if any airline company

submits a valid proposal for operating flights under the Regional Connectivity

Scheme on routes connecting Prayagraj, it will be considered as per the

prescribed rules and eligibility criteria.

Vinay

Kushwaha said that the MP's initiative and Prayagraj Airport's eligibility for

the UDAN scheme have created the potential for increased air connectivity to

the Sangam city. The launch of new flights will provide convenience for

passengers traveling to and from major cities across the country.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi