Dharamshala airlinked to Jaipur with a daily flight

Dharamshala, March 31, 2019: “A 90-seated Spice Jet Airline today morning landed at Dharamshala airport with full passenger capacity, in its inaugural flight from Jaipur International Airport. It shall be a daily flight between the two tourist cities. A helicopter tourist service is also being started between Dharamshala –Chandigarh and Dharamshala- Shimla from here within next 6-7 days, which will be an added feat in air travel from here”, said Kishor Kumar Sharma In charge Dharamshala airport.

Kishor Sharma, Director of Dharamshala Airport has informed that it is a healthy sign that the inaugural flight of Dharamshala – Jaipur was having full passenger load. It shall be a nonstop daily flight between Dharamshala-Jaipur.

The aircraft today took off from Jaipur International Airport JAI at 6:05 AM and reached Dharamshala Airport DHM at 7:35 AM and left for Jaipur from Dharamshala at around 11.40 am and after an hour 25-minute journey time, the aircraft landed at Jaipur at 13.25 pm, the fare for this trip has been fixed at Rs.3645 per passenger a side.

With the commencement of this service, the number of aircraft coming to Dharamshala Airport will increase to four. At the moment three aircrafts are landing daily at Dharamshala airport to cater air services between Dharamshala and Delhi. Air India is flying twice while Spice Jet once a day between Dharamshala and Delhi. This shall be the first flight connecting any Himachal city to a new destination, other than Delhi.

Sanjeev Gandhi, Secretary, Dharamshala Hotel Association welcoming this flight said, “This daily air link between two most loved tourist cities of India shall boost the hoteliers business in Dharamshala . If some airline company starts a direct or connecting flight to Mumbai from Dharamshala, will be a boon for the national/ international tourists. Dharamshala- Chandigarh air link is also a burning necessity of the time.”