Failure of inaugural flight to take off in Kumaon hills a big poll issue

Dehradun | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Summary:

“People are bitterly disappointed in the manner the air service was started. “The BJP government cheated the people of Pithoragarh in the name of the air service. The flight is not expected to resume before the first week of April.Local residents say that people are upset that the much-anticipated flight service which was to improve accessibility to the region became a non-starter. The flight has remained suspended since February 9 when the door of the 9-seater plane opened in mid-air while it was taking off from Pantnagar. On January 20, it was cancelled due to technical problems and on January 21 and 22, it was cancelled due to bad weather..