Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurating the service.
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Devotees and tourists who want to see and worship Lord Shri Ram in the religious city of Ayodhya have got the option of direct air service between Ahmedabad-Ayodhya. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched Indigo Airlines’ direct air service for Ahmedabad-Ayodhya in an event organized on Thursday.
Expressing happiness over the launch of the new air service between Ayodhya-Ahmedabad, the Chief Minister said that with this flight service, Ayodhya, the city of Lord Shri Ram, has been directly connected to Ahmedabad by air service. Ahmedabad is the second connected place from Ayodhya after Delhi. After the commencement of flight services to Mumbai from January 15, Mumbai will become the third connected destination. Apart from this, another flight to Delhi is starting from January 16, 2024. The Chief Minister described better air services as a bigger boost to tourism and business activities. Discussing the improving air services in the state, the Chief Minister said that in the year 2016-17, the number of air passengers in the state was 59.97 lakh, which increased to 96.02 lakh in the financial year 2022-23. In the last 03 years, an increase of 29.46 percent has been recorded in the number of air passengers in the state.
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He said that in the year 2016-17, the number of passengers at Lucknow airport was 39.68 lakh, in Varanasi 19.16 lakh, in Gorakhpur 54 thousand and in Prayagraj 45 thousand. Whereas in the year 2022-23, the number of passengers increased to 52.20 lakh at Lucknow Airport, 25.21 lakh at Varanasi, 7.18 lakh at Gorakhpur and 5.71 lakh at Prayagraj. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is that even a common citizen should travel by plane, even a person wearing slippers should avail the benefits of air service. The state government is working committedly to realize this vision.
The Chief Minister said that there was a small airstrip in Ayodhya till 05 years ago but today Maharishi Valmiki International Airport is operating there. Today every person is interested in coming to Ayodhya. Therefore, as per the vision of Prime Minister Modi, the government has provided better connectivity by road, rail and air. The Chief Minister said that the state government provided 821 acres of land for Ayodhya International Airport and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry prepared the world-class airport in a timely manner.
Referring to the presence of Indio Airlines in Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister said that IndiGo is providing flight facilities from 08 cities of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur, Agra, Prayagraj, Bareilly and Ayodhya. It is also continuously increasing. He said that flights from Lucknow Airport started in the year 2009. Currently 84 flights are available daily to 13 connected national destinations.
Similarly, Varanasi Airport has 34 flights to 06 connected national destinations, Gorakhpur Airport has 06 flights to 04 connected national destinations, Prayagraj Airport has 11 flights to 10 connected national destinations, Agra Airport has 06 connected national destinations. 06 flights are available daily from Kanpur Airport, 03 flights from Kanpur Airport to 03 connected national destinations, 03 flights from Bareilly Airport to 03 connected national destinations are available daily.
There is a great wait for Ramlala idol in foreign countries too, said Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that not only 140 crore Indians but also the foreign countries are eagerly waiting for the consecration of the Nava Deity of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on 22nd January. While sharing his experience on the day of inauguration of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport on 30th December, the Union Minister said that in Ayodhya it seemed as if everyone was happy to welcome their Lord Shri Ram. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has created Navya Ayodhya. Expressing happiness over the timeliness of various development projects including Ayodhya Airport, he said, ‘Where Ram’s name is mentioned, all work gets completed there.
He said that this airport could be built in just 20 months only with the cooperation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The construction of the airport in such a short period is a record. Congratulating everyone on the launch of IndiGo’s flight service between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya, he said that through this flight, vibrant Gujarat and spiritual Ayodhya are coming together. The Union Minister said that in Uttar Pradesh which had 700 aircraft per week in 2014, today it has increased 137 times to 1654 air movements per week. Very soon air service is going to start in Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Shravasti.
In the program, RK Singh, Special Director, Indigo Airlines, while giving information about the strong presence of Indigo Airlines in the civil aviation sector of the country, said that currently Indigo is flying 165 flights every day from 07 airports of Uttar Pradesh. It is sure to increase further in the coming days. Giving information about the new flight started between Ayodhya-Ahmedabad, he said that flights from both sides will be available three days a week.
On this occasion, boarding passes were also provided to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and the first passenger of flight number 6E112 from Ayodhya. MP Lallu Singh and MP Kirit Premjibhai Solanki and representatives of Indigo were also present in this program held through virtual medium.
