Lucknow, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, inaugurated the SpiceJet Gorakhpur-Varanasi flight, via video conferencing.
Union civil aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia participated in the function from Gwalior.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that nine airports are running in Uttar Pradesh and air connectivity has vastly improved in five years. The work of connecting other countries is also going on.
"At present, nine airports are functioning in the state. Four years ago, just four airports in the state were connected to mere 25 destinations. Now flights for 75 destinations across the country are available from the state," the chief minister said.
He said that the increase in air connectivity would not only boost tourism but also open up new employment opportunities in the state.
The 78-seater flight will take around 25 minutes to cover the distance between Gorakhpur and Varanasi.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz