Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Inaugurates Direct Flight Between Hubli and Delhi

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 15th Nov. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Monday inaugurated a direct flight from Hubli to Delhi. According to a press release from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the flight will operate seven days a week.

Flight 6E 5624 from Delhi to Hubli will depart at 1000 hrs. and arrive at 1245 hrs. Flight 6E 5625 will leave Hubli at 1315 hrs. and arrive in Delhi at 1545 hrs., according to the press release.

In his inaugural address, Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya said that Hubli airport works as a gateway for the residents of northern Karnataka and southern Maharashtra. The Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid due attention to its infrastructure development. The new terminal building has been developed, the ILS system installed, the runway is being further extended and the Hubli’s FTO will be operationalised from next year. The Minister also appreciated Hubli Airport’s performance with regard to the use of renewable energy.

The inauguration was graced by Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Mines and Coal, Govt of India, Ramesh Bidhuri, MP – Lok Sabha, Arvind Chandrakant Bellad, MLA Hubli-Dharwad-West, Jagadish Shettar, MLA Hubli-Dharwad-Central, Abbayya Prasad, Hubli-Dharwad-East, Veeresh Anchatgeri, Mayor Hubli.

K. Singh, IAS (R), Principal Advisor to the Managing Director, IndiGo, and other dignitaries from MoCA, AAI, IndiGo, and Hubli local administration were also in attendance.