Indore is connected with 22 cities now
3 new aerobridges, 15 parking bays, an international and domestic cargo terminal and perishable goods terminal are to come up in Indore
1748 foreign airlines flights and 1440 domestic airlines flights are connecting India globally
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation, and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gen (Retd) V.K Singh, flagged-off Indigo’s direct flight between Indore and Jammu.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Science, MoS for Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Shri Tulsiram Silavat, Minister – Water Resources, Fisheries Welfare and Fisheries Development, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Member of Parliament, Indore, Smt. Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Shri Sanjay Kumar, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Indigo and many other dignitaries.
The airline will operate the A320, a 150-seater twin turbofan engine passenger plane that is typically used on domestic flights. Indore presently has 28 daily flights with the addition of a direct connection between Indore and Jammu. Madhya Pradesh will be home to 632 weekly flights.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said, “Today marks an important day in the history of Indian Civil Aviation as the crown of India will be connected with the heart of India. Indore is a city of many firsts in terms of education, history and cleanliness and was declared India’s first “Water Plus City” previous year. It is the only city in India where two renowned international academic institutions are present – IIM & IIT. My aim is to develop 1 or 2 cities in every state which is fully connected with the entire country and in Madhya Pradesh, Indore has achieved this. Previously, Indore was connected with 12 cities but in 6 months, we have connected Indore to 22 cities such as Panaji, Kishangarh, Raipur, Belgaum, Gwalior, Pune, Nagpur etc. Apart from Jammu, we have also connected Indore with Visakhapatnam and Chandigarh from today onwards.”
The minister made a point of saying, “We reopened international flights yesterday after a two-year hiatus owing to the Covid-19 outbreak, and from today forward, 1748 foreign airline flights and 1440 domestic airline flights connect India internationally.”
The minister emphasized the importance of Indore, noting, “In the previous six months, we have given Indore additional importance by commencing work on three new aerobridges, fifteen new parking spaces, parallel taxi tracks, and an international cargo terminal.” We want to open a domestic freight terminal and a perishable products port in Indore this year. I have authorised the conversion of a state hangar at the old terminal into a VIP state hangar.”
The people of Indore and its adjoining areas will be benefitted by getting direct air connectivity to Jammu which will facilitate seamless movement of passengers between Indore and Jammu and vice-versa. With these new commercial flights, common people will get multiple options to travel between these places which will boost the tourism potential and increase the economic activity of both regions.
The Flight schedule is as below:
| SN | Departure | Arrival | Frequency (per week) | Departure (Hrs.) | Arrival (Hrs.) | Aircraft Type |
| 1 | Indore | Jammu | Monday, Wednesday | 1010 | 1210 | Airbus A320 |
| 2 | Jammu | Indore | Friday, Saturday | 1240 | 1445 |
