Durgapur-Delhi flight takes off, thanks to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Durgapur gets a direct flight to Delhi by Air India – chief minister Mamata Banerjee herself was on the inaugural flight. This development would provide a big boost to the 1.1 crore population that the city holds. It will ensure a hassle-free travel on the 122-seater, Airbus-319 Air India aircraft which is expected to operate thrice a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
This has been reported in indiatoday.intoday.in dated 7 December 2015.

The Durgapur airport is India's first Greenfield airport – it is named Kazi Nazrul Islam. Regular flights will commence from December 12. With this, Durgapur has become the latest city in the Burdwan district to be connected to the National Capital. The Kazi Nazrul Islam airport at Andal was built by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited BAPL in association with Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI).
As Mamata Banerjee has said – this service, which is in addition to the existing connectivity between Durgapur and Kolkata, will help in the growth of industry, commerce and tourism in the region.

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