DGCA Issues Aerodrome Licence To Pithoragarh's Naini Saini Airport

The Naini Saini Airport,?Pithoragarh?has received the DGCA's aerodrome licence to operate civil flights.
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The licence which permits the take-off and landing of civil flights at the airport is valid for six months.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for issuing the licence, saying it was a big step towards strengthening air connectivity in the state.
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The licence was issued on Monday.
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"We have received the licence that is valid for six months to run civil flights from the airport," the airport's manager Anurag Arya said.
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A DGCA team visited the airport last month to survey the facilities there ahead of issuing the license.