January 11, 2024: Union minister of civil aviation and steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia today inaugurated a direct flight between Ayodhya and Ahmedabad from New Delhi. With this inauguration, Ayodhya gets three direct flights a week from Ahmedabad.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, UP minister of tourism and culture Jayveer Singh, Member of Parliament from Ayodhya Lallu Singh and Member of Parliament from Ahmedabad Kirit Premjibhai Solanki were also present during the occasion.
Indigo will operate on this route and the flight will commence effective from 11 January 2024 between Ahmedabad– Ayodhya– Ahmedabad thrice a week.
The direct flight from Ayodhya to Ahmedabad will give further boost to air connectivity between both cities, Scindia said in his inaugural address, adding that air connectivity between the two cities will contribute to economic growth and help travel and tourism grow.
The minister also said that the two cities represent India in true sense. He said that on one hand, Ahmedabad is a symbol of India’s economic strength and on the other hand, Ayodhya represents India’s spiritual and civilizational prowess.
He also thanked UP CM Adityanath for his cooperation in allotting the required land for building the Ayodhya Airport in record time of 20 months.
The minister also reiterated that the airport was fulfilling the Prime Minister’s idea that the airports were not merely ‘airports’ but also the gateways to a region’s ethos, culture, and history.
जहाँ है राम का नाम, वहां पुरे होते है सारे काम!
प्रभु श्रीराम की अनंत कृपा एवं माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के दृढ संकल्प के कारण आज अयोध्या को महर्षि वाल्मीकि अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाईअड्डा के साथ ही नई विमान सेवाएं भी प्रारम्भ हो चुकी हैं।
इसी क्रम में आज, उत्तर… pic.twitter.com/H4TDrlPM8g
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) January 11, 2024
The outer structure of the Maharshi Valmiki International Airport structure is inspired by the Ram Temple, and the terminal building through beautiful paintings and artefacts depicts the life journey of Lord Ram, the minister informed.
Talking about growth of the civil aviation sector in Uttar Pradesh in the past 9 years, Scindia shared that the state had only 6 airports in 2014, and now it has 10 airports, including the newly inaugurated airport in Ayodhya.
By the next month, UP will have 5 more airports, one airport each in Azamgarh, Aligarh, Moradabad, Shravasti, and Chitrakoot. Apart from this an international airport will also be ready in Jewar by the end of 2024. In total, UP will have 19 airports in the future.
The minister also added that currently the Maharshi Valmiki International Airport is built in an area of 6,500 square metre, with the capacity of handling 600 air passengers at peak hours. This will be expanded to 50,000 square metre and the capacity will also be expanded to 3,000 passengers in the next phase. Similarly, the runway which is 2,200 metre will be expanded to 3,700 metre so that larger aircraft for international flights could also run from Ayodhya itself.
The minister also commended UP Govt’s work in civil aviation as the air connectivity has increased sharply in the last 9 years. The state was only connected to 18 cities connected in 2014, and is now connected to 41 cities. Similarly, the state had only 700 flight movements weekly in 2014, which has now increased to 1654 flight movements per week.
In his address, Yogi Adityanath expressed his gratitude to Scindia for getting the development of Maharshi Valmiki Ayodhya International Airport completed within stipulated time. He also said that this new air connectivity from Ayodhya would open further avenues of tourism, trade and investment.
Ayodhya-Ahmedabad flight schedule
| Flt No. | From | To | Freq. | Dep. time | Arr. time | Aircraft | Effective from |
| 6E – 6375 | Ahmedabad | Ayodhya | .2.4.6. | 09:10 | 11:00 | Airbus | 11 January, 2024 |
| 6E – 112 | Ayodhya | Ahmedabad | .2.4.6. | 11:30 | 13:40 |
Source: PIB
(All images/link sourced from the official Twitter handle of Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia)
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