Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday wrote an email to Union Civil Aviation minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu urging him to intervene in resumption of Air India’s Goa-Gatwick flight.
Sawant had assured the ongoing session of Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday that he would take up the matter of resumption of the flight with the centre.
In an email written on Wednesday, a copy of which is with PTI, Sawant said that it is learnt that operation of Goa-Gatwick flight operated by Air India is suspended in June 2025, after the Ahmadabad plane crash.
“The resumption was likely to be with effect from July 15, 2025. Air India has not begun the services on this route,” he pointed out.
The chief minister further wrote “Many Goans travel on this route for employment purpose. Suspension of service caused lot of inconvenience to Goans travelling to and fro from London.”
Sawant has requested the Union Minister to take up the issue with Air India and facilitate early operation of the flight.
Earlier on Monday, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo had raised the issue on the floor of the House claiming that it was the only flight which was directly bringing Goans from London to the state.
