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Air Arabia starts Sharjah-Nagpur international flight

    Nagpur: Nagpur's Sonegaon airport got an international status today with the commencement of the first direct regular flight to Sharjah, courtesy Air Arabia. The UAE based carrier introduced a new service on the Sharjah- Nagpur-Sharjah route-the first international flight from Nagpur. Presently Air Arabia will operate the flight thrice a week on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The city airport was also named 'Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport' with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar unveiling a plaque to mark the formal renaming. The Central Government had granted an international status to the Nagpur airport on April 8, 2005 and had decided to rename it after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said that the Centre has more such plans for opening International Airports in other cities as well. "In the coming days we will have International Airports for other cities too. It is going to be like a new revolution and we are doing it for the development of our nation. The facility will not just be for the rich, famous and VIPs but also for commoners," says Patel. Besides Patel and Pawar, Union Minister of State for Non- Conventional Energy Resources Vilas Muttemwar and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil also attended the function. Air Arabia of United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate the flight thrice-a-week on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
-Oct 17,  2005

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