Punjab CM for direct flights to Canada, US, UK from Mohali airport

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Punjab CM for direct flights to Canada, US, UK from Mohali airport

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 | PNS | Chandigarh

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday directed the State Civil Aviation Department to immediately tie-up with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for starting direct international flights from Mohali International Airport especially to Canada, US, and UK.

 

Notably, at present, only two international flights are operational from Mohali International Airport to Dubai and Sharjah.

 

Mann, chairing a meeting to review the functioning of Civil Aviation Department, said that since the major chunk of Punjabi population is settled in various countries including Canada, US, UK, New Zealand, and Australia, therefore, this initiative would facilitate the Punjabi diaspora settled abroad to visit their native places in Punjab in a seamless manner.

 

To give impetus to the agro and food processing industry in the state, the Chief Minister also asked the Department to immediately start cargo flights from Mohali International Airport so as to make Punjab an open market.

 

The Chief Minister said this step would go a long way in giving much-needed boost to the export of food products across the globe in general and especially in supplementing income of state farmers manifold through this farmer friendly initiative.

 

Likewise, the Chief Minister also asked the Department to immediately convene a meeting with the Haryana Civil Aviation Department for evolving a broad consensus on the name of Mohali International Airport to be named as Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali, after the legendary martyr.

 

Highlighting the significance of Civil Aviation to propel industrialization across the State, the Chief Minister also underscored the need to make International Civil Enclave at Halwara to be operational at the earliest so that the trade and industrial activities in the vicinity of Ludhiana- the state's industrial hub could get a major boost.

 

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