NEW DELHI: Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday announced the start of operations from Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, as its second airport in the National Capital Region, after Delhi, with the launch of direct flights to nine major cities.
IndiGo said that it has begun operating direct flights connecting Hindon with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna and Varanasi.
This development offers convenient travel options for millions of residents in Ghaziabad, Noida, East and Central Delhi, and parts of Western Uttar Pradesh, the airline said in a statement.
Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, who was present on the occasion of the launch at Hindon airport, said, “We are committed to enhancing the aviation infrastructure across India to enable seamless and convenient service connecting the smallest towns in the country with the growing cities and metros.”