Providing Air Travel Facilities to Personnel of Armed Forces
In consideration of various proposals from Army Headquarters, sanction has been accorded for hiring of 648 charter flights per year to extend Air Travel facility to personnel in Armed Forces to the following destinations:-
|
S. No. |
Route |
Total flights per year |
|
1. |
Delhi-Leh-Delhi |
260 |
|
2. |
Delhi-Srinagar-Delhi |
•208 |
|
3. |
Delhi-Thoise-Delhi |
104 |
|
4. |
Kolkata-Imphal-Kolkata |
52 |
|
5. |
Chennai-Kolkata-Port Blair and Back |
24 |
|
|
TOTAL: |
648 |
These flights are expected to reduce travel time and reduce stress of the troops.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a writtenreply to Shri Motilal Vora and Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha today
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