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KESHOD, APRIL 16
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said his ministry was working to improve air connectivity between Gujarat and the country’s financial capital Mumbai.
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— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) April 16, 2022
He was in Keshod in the state’s Junagadh district to inaugurate the upgraded airport and flag off an Alliance Air flight to Mumbai under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN scheme.
Garba performed by Class 8 girls from Rural area near Keshod, to welcome Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. @JM_Scindia @AAI_Official @aairedwr pic.twitter.com/WjNJkaQADz
— Keshod Airport (@aaiksdairport) April 16, 2022
He said Keshod airport was set up by the then Nawab of Junagadh in 1930 and was lying unused before Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to revive it.
Water cannon salute to the Inaugural Flight from Keshod Airport, operated by Alliance Air. @MoCA_GoI @ushapadhee1996 @AAI_Official @aairedwr pic.twitter.com/xAXYxU7J9J
— Keshod Airport (@aaiksdairport) April 16, 2022
Revived by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at an investment of Rs 25 crore, the airport at Keshod will see its first flight connecting it to Mumbai, with Scindia adding that Keshod will soon get connected by air to Ahmedabad as well.
“In the coming days, we plan to provide maximum connectivity to Gujarat,” Scindia said at the programme attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and State Civil Aviation Minister Purnesh Modi