After 2-year gap, air travel resumes from Ludhiana; fly to NCR for Rs 999 one-way
12 September
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday launched a flight from Ludhiana to Hindon in Ghaziabad, resuming traffic from Sahnewal airport after a gap of more than two years.Mann said for the first three months, the price of the ticket has been fixed at Rs 999, making the one-way air fare from Ludhiana to the NCR cheaper than bus travel. It will be operated by Big Charter Private Limited and will be a five-day a week service for now but will operate on all seven days from next month. The 90-minute flight will help easy movement of entrepreneurs, traders and industrialists, thereby boosting trade, commerce and economic activity in the region, he added.