New Delhi, October 11
The Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Election Commissioner, Dr M.S. Gill has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in securing more flight and improvement of airport in Amritsar.
In a letter the Prime Minister, he said “I am surprised at the slow and limited progress of Amritsar. Air India still does not fly through Amritsar, when studies show that almost 50 per cent of passengers at Delhi Airport belong to Punjab.”
“I would, therefore, request that immediately Amritsar should have an Air India flight going to London and
Toronto,” he said.
Recently the Civil Aviation Minister had announced a scheme of special flights to the Gulf. “Strangely, these too were to go from Delhi and Mumbai only. This also needs correction and Amritsar should be included,” the letter said.
He also had expressed surprise that British Airways and Virgin, which have planned increase number of flight from the country, have not included Amritsar in their plans, even though Punjabis have the biggest presence in the UK.
