AMRITSAR-PATNA DIRECT FLIGHT FROM OCT 27

AMRITSAR : On the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Air India is launching a direct flight between Amritsar and Patna from October 27. The flight, which will be operational three days a week, will connect Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar with Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, benefiting Sikh devotees who will be able to travel to Takht Patna Sahib in just 2 hours.

AMRITSAR: On the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, is launching a direct flight between Amritsar and Patna from October 27.

The flight, which will be operational three days a week, will connect Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar with Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, benefiting Sikh devotees who will be able to travel to Takht Sri Patna Sahib in just 2 hours.

“The flight AI-726 will leave Amritsar at 2:55 pm on every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday from October 27 and will reach Patna at 5:05 pm. Flight AI-725 will leave Patna at 10:55 am on the same days and reach Amritsar at 1:05 pm. The total duration will be 2 hours and 10 minutes,” said Amritsar airport director Manoj Chansoria. He added, “The flight will have capacity of 160-180 passengers. The ticket prices will vary with time. The direct flight will benefit foreign tourists the most as they can pay obeisance at both the holy shrines in much less time once the flight is made operational. ”