Dehradun airport is connecting with Asia’s largest airport, new flights will start from Jollygrant
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There is good news for those living in Dehradun and traveling from Jollygrant Airport. Now the capital of Uttarakhand is going to be connected to Asia’s largest airport soon. That is, Jollygrant is going to be connected by air to two new and big airports, Jewar Airport of Noida and Navi Mumbai Airport. The interesting thing is that both the airports have been built recently. One of these, Jewar Airport of Noida, is among the largest airports in Asia.
Jollygrant, Dehradun Airport is connecting to Asia’s largest airport
This time, preparations are on to start new flights from Dehradun Airport in the winter schedule. Airlines have sent their plans to the Airport Authority for the winter season to be implemented at the end of October. The most interesting entry in this is Air India Express.
For the first time, it is going to start direct flights from Dehradun to three new cities Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai. All these flights will be operated by 180-seater aircraft. So Indigo Airlines has also planned to start flights from Dehradun to Jewar Airport in the winter season.
Approval still awaited
At present, these flights are yet to get the approval of DGCA. As soon as the approval is received, the airlines will start ticket booking and staffing. Let us tell you that till now no flight operates from Dehradun to Jewar and Navi Mumbai. This means that Dehradun will have air connectivity with both the cities for the first time.
When will the new flights run?
Jewar Airport in Noida is going to start flights from September 29 and Navi Mumbai Airport from September 30. Initially, domestic flights will start. After which international connectivity will also be increased. With the activation of Jewar and Navi Mumbai airports, the load of the existing airports of Delhi and Mumbai will also be reduced.
Now five companies will fly from Dehradun
At present, more than 12 flights of Indigo, Air India, SpiceJet and Alliance Air are operating daily from Dehradun Airport. This count will increase further with the joining of Air India Express. This is not only a step towards better connectivity for the airport, but passengers will also get more options.
