New Delhi/Varanasi, June 26 -- In a major step towards strengthening international air connectivity from smaller cities, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has launched India's first 'Easy Connect' flight under the Hub-and-Spoke model from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi.
The initiative, launched on June 25, is aimed at enabling passengers from Tier-II and Tier-III cities to begin their international journeys directly from their home airports without having to complete immigration and customs formalities at major metro hubs.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said the Hub-and-Spoke strategy is part of the government's broader vision of making India the preferred aviation hub for Indian travellers by 2030 a...