India, June 27 -- Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has launched India's first 'Easy Connect' international flight under the Hub-and-Spoke model from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, marking a significant milestone in the country's aviation sector.

The initiative is part of the government's broader vision to transform India into a global aviation hub while providing seamless international connectivity to passengers from Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

According to studies conducted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the development of aviation hubs could generate around 400,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute an additional USD 30 billion to India's GDP by 2030.

By 2047, the cumulative ec...