Punjab Newsline | Shimla
Air connectivity between Delhi, Shimla and Dharamshala has been restored, bringing relief to tourists and local travellers in Himachal Pradesh. Alliance Air resumed flight services on Sunday after a disruption of nearly a month due to technical and operational reasons. The airline has also announced a new winter schedule for the routes.
Under the revised schedule, flights between Delhi, Shimla and Dharamshala will operate in the morning. The resumption comes ahead of the winter tourism season, when air connectivity is particularly important for tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh.
The disruption had caused inconvenience to passengers, with tickets for the Delhi-Shimla and Shimla-Dharamshala routes unavailable on Alliance Air's online booking portal. Several flights at Shimla Airport were also cancelled on different days in October.
According to available official operational data, flights on the Delhi-Shimla-Delhi and Shimla-Dharamshala-Shimla routes were cancelled or pre-cancelled on October 11, 14, 15 and 17.
On Sunday morning, an Alliance Air aircraft from New Delhi landed at Shimla's Jubbarhatti Airport before departing for Dharamshala. After returning from Dharamshala, the aircraft flew from Shimla to New Delhi.
On the first day of resumed operations, 23 passengers arrived at Shimla Airport on two incoming flights, while 28 passengers departed on two outgoing flights.
Shimla Airport Director Satish Kumar said flight operations had resumed smoothly, restoring air connectivity on the important regional routes.
