Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurates UDAN flight service between Dehradun and Pithoragarh
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Jan 30, 2024 10:40
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Jyotiraditya M. Scindia today virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
The flight connecting the two cities is to be operated by “Fly Big” under the RCS UDAN Scheme. Pithoragarh Airport has been developed under the UDAN-RCS scheme, with a cost of Rs 6.68 Crore into a 2B VFR Airport. The RCS flight between Dehradun and Pithoragarh was awarded under UDAN 4.2. Fly Big will be operating a 19-seater Twinotter DHC6-400 aircraft for ferrying the passengers. The flight will operate initially 3 days a week as per the following schedule:
|
Flight |
ORI |
DES |
DEP |
ARR |
DAYs |
|
S9 301 |
DED |
NNS |
10:30 |
11:45 |
Mon, Tue, Fri |
|
S9 304 |
NNS |
DED |
12:15 |
13:30 |
Mon, Tue, Fri |
The operation of this new route will enhance regional connectivity and promote trade, commerce, and tourism between these cities.
