Plea to Introduce a direct flight between Hyderabad and US: K Venkat Reddy

Roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy made a plea for introducing a direct flight between Hyderabad and the US in view of the large number of people from the Telugu states travelling there. Speaking at the inaugural session of aviation industry event Wings India 2024 here on Thursday, he requested civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to consider the direct flight as it would help people from Telangana state as well as Andhra Pradesh.

He said the government was aggressively working on three greenfield airports at Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jakaranpally in Nizamabad and Gudibanda in Mahbubnagar and revival of three brownfield airports at Mamnoor in Warangal, Basanthnagar in Peddapally and one in Adilabad. “We have initiated the work on Warangal (Mamnoor) and Adilabad airports,” the minister said. 

The state



government has proposed a water aerodrome in the Nagarjunasagar reservoir and the Airports Authority of India had completed a pre-feasibility report. The government was also evaluating other waterbodies for creating water aerodromes, the minister said.

The government was the first to create permanent helipads in all district headquarters. 

In heli tourism, the Telangana State Aviation Corporation and tourism department were conducting joy rides at Hyderabad and Vemulawada and was ready to extend a similar facility at the Medaram Jatara, Asia’s biggest tribal festival. He said Telangana was the fastest growing state in India and stood among the top in World Bank's ease of doing business rankings. Hyderabad has been consistently ranked the 'most liveable city in India' by Mercer.