Arunachal MP pleads for direct Itanagar-Bengaluru flight

Itanagar: Rajya Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh, Nabam Rebia on Wednesday requested the Central Government for introduction of direct flight from Itanagar to Bengaluru via Guwahati to ease the air travel for the state’s people who frequently visit the Karnataka capital.
In a letter to Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rebia, making a strong pitch for direct flight from Itanagar to Bengaluru, said: “Karnataka is a favoured educational destination of the students of Arunachal Pradesh. As a result of which, a large number of students do visit Bengaluru in pursuit of their higher studies. Besides, many people of the state do make frequent visits to Karnataka for various medical purposes.”
He also called for a night landing facility at the Itanagar Airport. “Considering the strategic location of this sensitive border state, provision of night-landing facility at Itanagar Airport may kindly be provided,” the MP pleaded in his letter.
The MP, meanwhile, thanked the Civil Aviation Minister for having considered the request of Arunachal Pradesh government to introduce direct flight from Delhi to Itanagar.
IndiGo Airlines will launch its direct flight service linking Arunachal capital, Itanagar to Delhi, effective October 2, Chief Minister Pema Khandu had said.
Hollongi Airport, officially known as Donyi Polo Airport, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19 last year.