Varanasi, June 25 -- Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday said that the Centre will bring in six destinations under the hub-and-spoke model in the next six weeks, to take the initiative to all airports in the country.

Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurated the first hub-and-spoke flight connecting Varanasi to the world via New Delhi, to operationalise international connectivity from tier 2 and tier 3 cities at scale.

Speaking to ANI, the Union Minister termed it an important day for civil aviation in India.

He said, "This is a very important day for Indian civil aviation because there are high expectations for hub-and-spoke operations in the country. Some are going to Dubai, some to Singapore and other places, and from there they...