New Delhi : The Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a direct flight route from Mumbai to Gwalior today.The operation of this new route will enhance connectivity and promote trade, commerce, and tourism between these cities.
In his inaugural address, Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said that the launch of air connectivity between the economic capital of India, Mumbai, and Gwalior, a storehouse of history & culture, is a big step towards the Prime Minister’s vision of connecting every corner of the country through air services.
Minister further emphasized the growing potential of Gwalior as a hub for industrialisation, and that the new air route will provide a time-saving travel option to citizens and promote new opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
On this occasion, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that efforts of Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia have led to increase in civil aviation facilities in the country. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, number of airports in the country is increasing and work of modernisation of existing airports is being taken up. Tomar said that Gwalior airport is also being constructed in a new way which is an achievement for all of us.
He said that start of these new flights between Gwalior and Mumbai will give an impetus to Gwalior’s development and business relations between the two cities.
The inauguration was also graced by Pradhuman Singh Tomar, Minister of Energy, Govt. of MP, Tulsi Silawat, Minister of Water Resources, Govt. of MP, Bharat Singh Kushwah, Minister of State for Horticulture and Food Processing, Govt. of MP, Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, MP Lok Sabha, Gopal Chinayya Shetty, MP Lok Sabha, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, MP Lok Sabha. In addition, . Rajiv Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, R. K. Singh, Principal Advisor to Managing Director, IndiGo, and other dignitaries from MoCA, IndiGo, and local administration from Mumbai and Gwalior were also present.
