IndiGo announced on Wednesday that the inaugural flight from the national capital to Ayodhya Airport will take place on December 30, with commercial services beginning on January 6.
On December 8, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport in Ayodhya will be completed by the end of the month and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IndiGo stated in a statement on Wednesday that it will be the first carrier to operate from the airport, adding that Ayodhya will be the airline’s 86th domestic destination.
“The inaugural flight from Delhi will arrive in Ayodhya on December 30, 2023. Subsequently, commercial operations for a direct flight will commence between Delhi and Ayodhya from January 6, 2024, followed by tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya from January 11, 2024”, the statement reads.
Head of global sales at IndiGo, Vinay Malhotra, stated that the new flights connecting Delhi and Ahmedabad-Ayodhya will put Ayodhya on the country’s aviation map.
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