Ludhiana, January 10, 2025:(H S KITTY) Member of Parliament (Raj Sabha) Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana said Air India has confirmed to him that flight operations from Halwara Airport will commence in future.
In a statement here today, he said that Air India’s Group Head – GRC & Corporate Affairs P Balaji had informed them through his letter on January 8, 2025 after AAI officially proceeding and obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals Air India will start flight operations to Halwara Airport.
“This new development is an exciting milestone in our efforts to increase connectivity in Punjab, benefiting both the business and tourism sectors,” Balaji further told Arora.
In his letter to Arora, Balaji wrote, “We deeply appreciate your continued support and commitment to the advancement of India’s aviation infrastructure.” “
Arora had written a letter on December 6 last year requesting early confirmation of flight operations from Halwara to Balaji. He said this in the context of his discussion with Natarajan Chandrashekharan (Chairman, Tata Sons and Air India). Following this, a high level meeting took place in Gurgaon on August 14, 2024 in which Kartikeya Bhatt, Moin, Piyush Kharbanda, Shashi Chetia participated.
The Air India team visited Ludhiana on August 29 last year to study the feasibility of flying operations with representatives from industries and various local groups. The team included Manish Puri (Head of Sales – India), Kartikeya Bhatt (AVP Network Planning) and Gaurav Khanna. The team saw great potential in the Delhi Halwara route, especially for international and industrial travelers. This flight will serve the entire Malwa region of Punjab.
Arora was in contact with Kartikeya, who has been positive about resuming flights from Halwara airport. Now the flights will be starting soon. According to Arora, by contacting Air India, we will be able to obtain the required permissions from the relevant agencies sooner.
They wrote further that the people of Ludhiana are eagerly awaiting the resumption of civil flight operations from the city and confirmation from Air India would give them much-needed assurance.
Meanwhile, Arora has thanked Air India for accepting their demand. He also thanked the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana Jatinder Jorwal and said that the Deputy Commissioner is regularly monitoring the ongoing works in Halwara. Arora said they are investigating the matter under the leadership of their party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. He reiterated that this is the dream project of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Air India confirms flight operations from Halwara: MP Arora
Ludhiana, January 10, 2025: MP (Rajya Sabha) from Ludhiana Sanjeev Arora said that Air India has confirmed him that flight operations from Halwara Airport will begin in the future.
In a statement here today, he added Air India’s Group Head – GRC & Corporate Affairs P Balaji vide his letter dated January 8th, 2025 has informed him that Air India will commence flight operations to Halwara airport once they are officially given go ahead by AAI and receive all necessary regulatory approvals.
Balaji has further informed Arora that “this new development marks an exciting milestone in our efforts to expand connectivity to Punjab, benefiting both business and tourism sector”.
In his communication to Arora, Balaji has written that “We deeply appreciate your ongoing support and commitment to the advancement of India’s aviation infrastructure.”
Arora on December 6 last had written & requested for early confirmation on flight operations from Halwara to Balaji that in reference to his discussions with Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Tata Sons & Air India), followed by a high-level meeting on 14th August, 2024 in Gurgaon, attended by Kartikey Bhatt, Moin, Piyush Kharbanda, Shashi Chetia.
Air India team visited Ludhiana on 29th August, 2024 to interact with representatives of industries and various local groups to study the feasibility of flight operations. The team included Manish Puri (Head of Sales-India), Kartikey Bhatt (AVP Network Planning), and Gaurav Khanna ended and saw lot of potential in Delhi Halwara route especially for international and industry related passengers. This flight will serve the whole of Malwa region in Punjab.
Arora had been in touch with Kartikeya, who has been positive about starting flights from Halwara Airport, now slated to begin soon.
Communication from Air India will enable us to expedite the requisite permissions from allied agencies according to Arora
He had further written that the people of Ludhiana are eagerly awaiting the commencement of civil flight operations from the city, and Air India’s confirmation will bring much-needed assurance.
Meanwhile, Arora has highly thanked Air India for acceding to his demand. He has also thanked Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal stating that the deputy commissioner has been regularly following up the going on works at Halwara. Arora said that he is taking up this matter under guidance of his party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. He reiterated that this is the dream project of CM Bhagwant Mann.
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Air India confirmed flight operations from Halwara: MP Arora
Ludhiana, 10 January, 2025: MP from Ludhiana (Rajya Sabha) Sanjeev Arora said Air India has confirmed him that in future flight operations will start from Halwara Airport.
In a statement here today he said that Air India’s Group Head – GRC and Corporate Affairs P Balaji informed him through his letter on January 8, 2025 after officially proceeding by AAI and receiving all the necessary regulatory approval Air India to start flight operations to Halwara Airport.
“This new development is an exciting milestone in our efforts to expand connectivity in Punjab, benefiting both business and tourism sectors”, Balaji further told Arora.
Balaji wrote in his letter to Arora that “We deeply appreciate your continued support and commitment towards the advancement of India’s Aviation Infrastructure.” “
Aurora wrote a letter on December 6, 2024 and requested Halwara to immediately confirm flight operations to Balaji. He said this in context of his discussion with Natrajan Chandrasekharan (Chairman, Tata Sons and Air India). Following this, a high-level meeting was held in Gurgaon on August 14, 2024 including Kartikeya Bhatt, Moin, Piyush Kharbanda, Shashi Chetia.
Air India team visited Ludhiana on August 29 to interact with industries and representatives from various local groups to study the practicality of flight operations. Manish Puri (Sales Head-India), Kartikeya Bhatt (AVP Network Planning) and Gaurav Khanna were included in the team. The team saw great possibilities in Delhi Halwara route especially for international and industry related passengers. This flight will serve all over Malwa region of Punjab.
Aurora was in contact with Kartikeya, who has been positive about starting flights from Halwara Airport. Now the flights are about to start soon. According to Aurora, we will be able to get expected permits from affiliated agencies immediately.
He further wrote that the people of Ludhiana are eagerly waiting for civil flights to start from the city and Air India’s confirmation will get them much needed assurance.
Meanwhile, Arora has thanked Air India a lot for accepting their demand. He has also thanked Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal and said that Deputy Commissioner is regularly following the works going on in Halwara. Arora said they are raising the matter under the guidance of their party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. He repeated that this is CM Bhagwant Mann’s dream project.
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