No Air flight to Shimla Airport MP raise issue in Lok Sabha
BJP State President and member of parliament Suresh kashyap takes up the issue regarding Shimla airport in lok sabha.
He apprised the honorable chair that Shimla is a tourist destination in Shimla parliament and has an international and historic importance.
Since the world faced the corona pandemic the flights to this airport were shut down due to which Shimla has lost a great amount of tourist influx.
He said that air alliance aircraft ATR42 use to fly in this sector which carried 30 to 35 passengers on its was to Shimla and on its way back it use to carry 8 to 10 passengers.
He also added the the proposal to expand the airport is under consideration and should be as soon as possible , as it is the need of the hour.
Suresh kashyap also requested the center civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to start the flight to Shimla on priority basis and should also increase the frequency for the same.
Earlier, Suresh Kashyap had attended a meeting with the Shimla airport officials and had widely discussed the problems faced by the airport authorities.
He has then mentioned that he will take up this issue in the center too.