Alliance Air to fly Delhi-Shimla from April 27

April 26, 2017 Travel News Andy

The Alliance Air aircraft at the Shimla airport on Wednesday. A special flight was organised for India's civil aviation minister and other officials a day ahead of the official inauguration of the flight. Picture: twitter.com/airindiain — The Alliance Air aircraft at the Shimla airport on Wednesday. A special flight was organised for India’s civil aviation minister and other officials a day ahead of the official inauguration of the flight. Picture: twitter.com/airindiain

April 26 (TravelAndy): Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air will operate a Delhi-Shimla-Delhi flight from April 27.

This initiative is taken to enhance tourist footfall in Shimla, the popular hill station in north India’s Himachal Pradesh state.

“On the Delhi-Shimla leg, we will carry 35 passengers while on the return only 15 passengers will be able to fly. The government will compensate for the loss with a Viability Gap Funding of about INR3,000 per seat,” Alliance Air CEO C.S. Subbiah told The Hindu.

The ATR-42 aircraft will be unable to fly to its full capacity due to the short runway length, height and temperature restrictions, reports said.

This connection will be the only flight service to the Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh.