Demand for direct flight from Ranchi to Jaipur

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, March 12: Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI) has been constantly pushing for the commencement of direct flights from Ranchi to Jaipur. SCCI president Vijay Anand Moonka said that apart from SCCI members, people from Rajasthan who have been staying in Jharkhand would be hugely relieved with the commencement of Ranchi-Jaipur direct air connectivity. The SCCI president informed that Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot have been urged to launch direct flights between Ranchi and Jaipur.

 In the second phase, a letter has been written to the Chief Executive Officers of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo), Vistara, Air India and Go Air urging them to launch direct flights between Ranchi and Jaipur. Moonka stated that among the Jharkhand residents were a large number of people hailing from different parts of Rajasthan especially Jaipur, Salasar, Khatu, Jhunjhunu, Ajmer among others. “Unfortunately, there is no direct flight to Jaipur that compels people to take long train journeys. As an alternative, people have to catch flights from Kolkata,” said the SCCI president. Moonka further contended, “Apart from long and comparatively arduous train journeys, in cases of emergencies, people are unable to reach Rajasthan on time. Rajasthan is also a famous tourist and religious spot that is visited round the year by people. Direct flights from Ranchi to Jaipur would be a great relief for all concerned.”

The SCCI president, Vijay Anand Moonka said that with the introduction of direct flights between the two state capital cities (Ranchi and Jaipur respectively), not only would people be able to travel from different parts of Jharkhand to Jaipur early and comfortably but the introduction of Ranchi-Jaipur flights would add to government coffers by way of revenue income. The SCCI president was optimistic about a positive step being taken in that direction.