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70-seater MDLR plane to fly to Kangra in HP
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SPECIALCORRESPONDENT on 25 March, 2008 11:53:00
 
Shimla: For the first time, a 70-seater plane will land in Himachal Pradesh's
scenic Kangra valley early next month. According to sources, a low-fare
inaugural flight of the MDLR airlines group is scheduled to be operational from
April 7. The number of flights between New Delhi and Kangra is not known so far.
"We have received a letter from the MDLR group for starting flights between New
Delhi and Kangra next month (April)," said K K Pant, district magistrate of
Kangra district, today. The Kangra airport is located some 40 km from the
popular resort town of Dharamsala, which attracts tourists, particularly
foreigners, to the Tibetan settlement and the seat of the Tibetan
government-in-exile. Himachal Pradesh has a negligible passenger air service
with barely three tiny airports in the hill state. Currently at Kangra, only a
48-seater aircraft is able to land. But the size of the airport has been
increased recently to accommodate larger planes. (IANS)