CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the civil airport in Sarsawa, Saharanpur on 20 October 2024 from Varanasi. But flights have not started from there yet. In this regard, BJP's city MLA Rajiv Gumbar said that he met Shashi Prakash Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Civil Aviation Department regarding the start of air travel from Sarsawa and demanded him to start air travel soon.

According to MLA Rajiv Gumbar, the Aviation Department of Uttar Pradesh is in talks with various airlines companies. Gumbar said that he had written a letter to the Deputy Chief Minister of the state Keshav Prasad Maurya saying that four months have passed since the inauguration of Sarsawa airport but air travel has not started from there. The people of Saharanpur are demanding that air services be started from Sarsawa to Lucknow, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Varanasi and New Delhi. MLA Rajiv Gumbar said that the Airports Authority of India is considering starting flight services from Saharanpur to Lucknow, Mumbai, Jammu and Surat, for which many domestic flight holders are being contacted.