Amidst prayers and fan­fare, Air In­dia started bi-weekly di­rect flights from Delhi to Nanded tar­get­ing Sikh pil­grims who reg­u­larly visit Takht Hazur Sahib -one of the five Takhts of the Sikh com­mu­nity, as­so­ci­ated with the Tenth mas­ter, Guru Gob­ind Singh.

Two Sikh pilots manned the maiden flight yesterday with Bole so Nihal slogans at the departure lounge of the Nanded airport.

Since the coming up of the Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport at Nanded in 2008 during the Tercentenary celebrations of the Gurtagaddi Diwas of Guru Granth Sahib, the air connectivity has substantially increased with direct flights from Mumbai and Amritsar by many airlines.  

The following is a photo and video feature of the launch ceremony, shared by WSN readers who were part of the event and the flight.

Nanded, 20 November 2018, WSN Newsdesk