Upgrade Amritsar Airport

[Azaad]

Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill reiterated his appeal to civil aviation minister Praful Patel to upgrade the Amritsar airport to international standards. Gill had earlier headed the panel of Punjab’s parliamentarians who recommended the improvement of Amritsar airport; the panel submitted its report before the general elections of May, 2009.

“You are aware of my deep interest in the Amritsar International Airport. You had appointed me chairman of a committee of MPs before the May elections to give a report on steps to be taken. The report was submitted to you before the election but no action on any point seems to have taken place…,” Gill today wrote to Patel, asking him to give the Punjab airports - including the one at Chandigarh - their due.

The minister also reminded the Civil Aviation Ministry of the Punjab Assembly’s recommendation to name the Amritsar airport after Guru Ram Das. There is already a pending proposal to name the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

[S1ngh]

Whats the use when no international flights are using ATQ except "Qatar Airways" because of Delhi airport interference and high prices charged to airline for landing in amritsar. Punjab govt didn't fully develop ATQ (land prices were way low in rajasansi during 80s/90s) and now they want to develop two airports; one in chd and another one in mohali (?)

Isn't chd one is also based in or near Air Force base?

Amritsar airport: they are using buses to get passengers from airplane and farming tractors/trolley to fetch luggage :| The buses they use are probably worth less than basic maruti 800. (PURE JUNK and probably late 80's model) Any sane person will not expect business travelers to use that airport at all.

Literally punjabi don't want to see progress. The only progress they see is ugly looking huge standing "mall" on like 900sqft area? Or having thousands of marriage palaces with fake castle look frontage? They feel good by living fake life..

[Ishkaran]

The buses they use are probably worth less than basic maruti 800.

LOL , u need to Google for TATA NANO , the Rs 1,00,000 ( 1 Lac) car

On a serious note , really Punjab people & politicos need to pull their socks up and strive for development . . Punjab is years behind ( or probably even a generation behind) other states in India

[xPreetx]

^ I second that! Punjab really needs to develop itself further....There is some development, but not as much as there could have been. Maybe if our politicians stop fighting with each other, Punjab may make some progress!