indiaUpdated: Sep 13, 2020 13:37 ISTFlight operations under regional connectivity scheme (RCS) will begin from Bihar’s Darbhanga airport in the first week of November, Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday. The minister who reviewed ongoing work at Darbhanga, Deoghar (Jharkhand) and Patna airports on Saturday said booking for daily flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru will begin before September 30. “Flight operation will begin in the first week of November, before the auspicious festival of Chhath Puja. Meanwhile, the number of daily flights from Patna airport will increase from next week. Talking about the Darbhanga airport, Puri said that this would be one more step under the ambitious UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme to provide air connectivity to the interior regions of the country under the motto ‘Sab Uden, Sab Juden.’Meanwhile, the state government has told the Centre about the operational shortcomings at Darbhanga airport.

Source: Hindustan Times September 13, 2020 08:03 UTC