Archive · 29 Jul 2026
Amritsar Launched as Second Hub & Spoke Airport
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry (MoCA) has launched a new 'Hub and Spoke' flight model at Amritsar Airport.
This model allows passengers to complete all check-in, immigration, and customs formalities at Amritsar before departure, making international travel more convenient.
Passengers can then transfer seamlessly at Delhi Airport to their onward international flights without undergoing immigration or customs formalities again.
This initiative is expected to ease the load on Delhi's international airports and make travel easier, especially for elderly and women passengers.
The model is also projected to generate significant economic benefits, including job creation and increased tourism, trade, and investment.
Amritsar is the second airport in the country to be integrated into this framework after Varanasi.
MoCA launched 'Hub and Spoke' International Flight Operations at Amritsar Airport.
Passengers can complete all formalities at Amritsar before departure.
Delhi Airport serves as the hub for 20 international destinations.
The model is expected to benefit nearly 250 passengers per day from Amritsar.
The initiative aims to generate economic benefits, including job creation and increased tourism.
- Who
- Union Civil Aviation Ministry (MoCA)
- What
- Launched 'Hub and Spoke' International Flight Operations
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Amritsar Airport
- Why
- To redefine international connectivity and make international travel seamless
Proponents of Hub & Spoke Model
Critics of Hub & Spoke Model
Ease of Travel
Proponents of Hub & Spoke Model
The Hub & Spoke model makes international travel more convenient, especially for elderly and women passengers, by allowing them to complete all formalities at the origin airport.
Critics of Hub & Spoke Model
Critics argue that the model may lead to longer travel times and potential delays if the connecting flights are not well-coordinated.
Economic Benefits
Proponents of Hub & Spoke Model
The model is expected to generate significant economic benefits, including job creation and increased tourism, trade, and investment.
Critics of Hub & Spoke Model
Critics contend that the economic benefits may be overstated and that the model could lead to increased congestion at the hub airport, negating some of the benefits.
- Launch Date
- Tuesday
- Hub Airport
- Delhi
- Spoke Airport
- Amritsar
- International Destinations
- 20
- Passengers from Amritsar to Delhi Annually
- 1.5 lakh
- Potential Daily Passengers from Amritsar
- 250
- Projected Annual Passengers
- 4.5 lakh
- Economic Impact by 2030
- $30 billion
- Projected Jobs by 2047
- 16 million
- Economic Contribution by 2047
- $1.4 trillion
