IEP Chandigarh, February 6
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the Civil Aviation Department has achieved significant milestones in the past four years. He shared about the major project of the state, Hisar Aviation Hub, stating that recently an aviation-related conference “Wings India-2024” was held in Hyderabad where three MoUs were signed.
The first MoU was with the Airports Authority of India. Under this agreement, the Airport Authority of India will manage equipment, functioning, and technical support at the airport. The second MoU was between Pawan Hans Limited, the Government of India, and the Government of Haryana. For this, the Civil Aviation Department of Haryana has provided 30 acres of land to the Indian government through HSIIDC, shared Sh. Dushyant Chautala.
He said that this land is adjacent to the Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram, where the country’s largest heli-hub will be established. He mentioned that this heli-hub will be just 13 kilometres away from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. This heli-hub will provide facilities such as helicopter taxi service, private charter, and medical ambulance services to the entire northern region of India as an epicentre, informed the Deputy Chief Minister.
Divulging more details about the third MoU, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that MoU was done between Alliance Air Company and the Government of Haryana. He said that nine air routes have been identified in the state, where flights will be operated by the said company based on the VGF (Viability Gap Funding) scheme. Two flights from Hisar will fly three days a week, shared the Deputy Chief Minister.
He said that after the construction of a civil terminal in Ambala, air services will start from there as well. He also mentioned that representatives of other major airlines in the country, such as Akasa, IndiGo, and SpiceJet, have expressed their desire to utilise Hisar Airport for parking, similar to Chandigarh Airport. As air traffic at Delhi International Airport is increasing day by day, Hisar Airport will prove to be a beneficial option for night-time aircraft parking, informed Sh. Dushyant Chautala.
