Indore gets air connectivity to Allahabad, Lucknow

Indore | Saturday | 16th June, 2018

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INDORE: Indore airport added another feather in the cap on Saturday with Jet Airways starting ATR flights connecting to Allahabad, Lucknow and Nagpur.This is the first time Uttar Pradesh cities re being connected with Indore through direct flights.The flights have been started under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS). On Saturday, the flight reached Indore from Lucknow, but will be operated to Delhi till June 30. From July 2, this flight be scheduled from Indore to Lucknow, Jet Airways sales manager Tariq Abbasi said.The flights will be operated three days-a-week – on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, he said. They are part of the summer schedule implemented since March 25, Indore airport director Aryamma Sanyal told reporters.The flight to Allahabad was accorded the traditional water salute at the airport, she said adding the first flight to Allahabad carried 67 passengers in the 72-seater plane.The flights to Lucknow will connect Indore and Nagpur..