The national carrier Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air Wednesday conducted a test-flight to restart regular service between New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh's capital, an airport official said.
The trial run of a 42-seat plane was successful and the scheduled flights are likely to start by this month, airport in-charge Parvindra Tiwari told IANS.
Shimla's airport at Jubbarhatti, located 2,196 metres above sea-level, has been shut for the scheduled flights since Sep 6, 2012, affecting tourists and business travellers to the state.
But on an average 12 to 15 unscheduled flights are coming every month to Shimla, Tiwari added.
State tourism and civil aviation officials said that Kingfisher was the only airline that operated regular flights between Delhi and the state. However, it discontinued operations in the state before the airline was grounded in October 2012.
04/02/15 IANS/New Kerala
The trial run of a 42-seat plane was successful and the scheduled flights are likely to start by this month, airport in-charge Parvindra Tiwari told IANS.
Shimla's airport at Jubbarhatti, located 2,196 metres above sea-level, has been shut for the scheduled flights since Sep 6, 2012, affecting tourists and business travellers to the state.
But on an average 12 to 15 unscheduled flights are coming every month to Shimla, Tiwari added.
State tourism and civil aviation officials said that Kingfisher was the only airline that operated regular flights between Delhi and the state. However, it discontinued operations in the state before the airline was grounded in October 2012.
04/02/15 IANS/New Kerala
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