Touching great heights, Haryana all set to inaugurate its first licensed Hisar Airport

Chandigarh, August 14: With Haryana growing as a developing state with immense opportunities of growth, the state has always touched great heights of success in progress. In a latest move, the Hisar Airport is all set to become the first licensed airport in Haryana once it is inaugurated on August 15 by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

Carrying out inspection, the officers in Haryana checked of the ongoing construction works and completed works in the airport. Regarding preparations before the inauguration, the Civil Aviation Advisor Ashok Sangwan and Hisar Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Meena on Wednesday held a meeting with the officers at the airport office and discussed about the status of electricity, water, communication services, fire-fighting, police post and other facilities at the airport and fixed deadlines related to it for the officials.

Preparations for the inauguration of the first licensed airport of the state are in full swing. A team of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would visit the airport on August 10 and conduct an inspection for two days. “Their suggestions and objections would be followed within the prescribed time so that no problem is faced while obtaining licence. Six flights a week have been planned on both routes.

The passenger terminal to be dedicated to the public would comprise of all facilities including X-ray baggage scanning, reception area as well as security hold area as per the norms of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The team informed that the airport had been selected by the Ministry of Civil Aviation under the RCS-UDAN Scheme in which one airline namely M/s Pinnacle Airways Limited have bid for two routes viz Delhi-Hisar and Hisar-Chandigarh.