NEW DELHI, June 15 (Xinhua) -- India's state-owned carrier Air India (AI) will start a new flight from the northern state of Punjab to Canada from Sept. 27, country's Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced.
The "Amritsar-Delhi-Toronto" flight, which will fly three times a week, will commence on the occasion of "World Tourism Day" on Sept. 27. Amritsar is a city in Punjab state bordering Pakistan.
"Delighted to announce the commencement of a thrice weekly Air India flight between Amritsar and Canada," Puri tweeted.
"I am glad I was able to help in fulfilling this long pending demand of citizens of Amritsar and devotees who travel from North Americas to pay obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, Durgiyana Mandir (a holy place) and other holy places," he added.
