Civil Aviation Minister Flags Off First Gorakhpur-Varanasi Direct Flight Under UDAN

 Ministry of Civil Aviation announced successful first direct flight between Gorakhpur-Varanasi, under RSS-UDAN 4.1, project. Indian airline SpiceJet flew the first flight, on March 27. With this direct flight arrangement, the two historic cities of Uttar Pradesh will be connected to more other cities like Bangalore, Kanpur. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia emphasized on aviation development and said, India is aiming to have 100 airports from current 66, by 2025.