Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurates direct flight between Amritsar and Gatwick Airport
The flight commenced its operation from today and will operate for three days a week.
This is the 3rd connectivity between Amritsar and the UK, and it will be operated by Air India.
Posted On: 27 MAR 2023 5:10PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia today inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and Gatwick. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air India commencing from today, as per the following schedule:
| Flt No. | From | To | Freq. | Dep. Time (LT) | Arr. Time (LT) |
| AI169 | ATQ | LGW | Thrice a week | 1320 | 1755 |
| AI170 | LGW | ATQ | Thrice a week | 2010 | 0840+1 |
In his inaugural address, Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said that this new international connectivity will work as a catalyst for the development of the region. It is an emotional subject also as lakhs of people of Punjab live in the UK and this new service will connect families living in the countries.
Speaking on the infrastructure development at Amritsar Airport, Shri Scindia said that the Union Government under the leadership of PM Modi has assured the development of Amritsar Airport. The government has developed five parking aprons with an expenditure of Rs 50 crores. With the cost of Rs 100 crores, a parallel taxi-track has also been developed for easy movement of aircraft. A new integrated terminal has also been developed with an expenditure of Rs. 250 crores.
On connectivity Minister said that this is the 3rd connectivity between Amritsar and the UK and there are six international flights which are operational from Amritsar. By 2014 Amritsar was connected to only 6 cities, in 9 years under the leadership of PM Modi, it has increased to 21 cities. Earlier the weekly traffic movement was 217 per week which has now increased to 416 per week. Under the RCS UDAN scheme, 20 routes have been operational in Punjab; 4 more routes are planned to commence in the coming days. The government has signed an open sky policy with Canada and soon Indian carriers will be operating flights connecting Canada.
The inauguration was graced by Shri Som Parkash, MoS, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Shri. S.K. Mishra Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation Shri Malwinder Singh Jaggi Secretary Civil Aviation, Govt. of Punjab and Shri Campbell Wilson, CEO-Air India.
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