6 flights from Delhi, Ahmedabad to Jaisalmer each week

Jaisalmer: Spicejet on Saturday announced the launch of air services between Jaisalmer, Delhi and Ahmedabad after the pact between tourism businessmen of Jaisalmer and Spicejet was inked with the mediation of district collector Ashish Modi.

While Delhi-Jaisalmer flight will start from February 12, Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer services will start a day later from February 13. There will be three flights each a week.

To save the tourism industry in Jaisalmer, local businessmen and Spicejet had signed a MoU on Thursday to start air services. The deal was signed by Jaisalmer Vikas Samiti president and district collector Modi and Spicejet’s finance officer. Jaisalmer director of Airports Authority of India BS Meena said the company had issued its schedule for Delhi and Ahmedabad.

The flight from Delhi will reach Jaisalmer at 1pm and will depart for Delhi at 1.40pm.

On February 13, the flight from Ahmedabad will reach Jaisalmer at 1.30 pm and will return to Ahmedabad at 1.50pm. Traders and the general public have come forward to bear the losses of the airlines and collected Rs 84 lakh to give a bank guarantee to Spicejet.

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