Question: The first air freight corridor flight, recently flagged off by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has been started between …
(a) Kabul and Mumbai
(b) Kabul and New Delhi
(c) Kabul and Ahmedabad
(d) Kabul and Jaipur
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On June 19, 2017, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flagged off Air Freight Corridor Flight from Kabul to New Delhi between India and Afghanistan.
- This is the first air freight corridor between India and Afghanistan.
- It is notable that in September,2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ashraf Ghani decided to establish Air Freight Corridor.
- This air freight corridor will help in boosting trade relations between the two countries as well as enhancing reach of landlocked Afghanistan to the Indian markets.
- The first flight of this corridor was flagged off from New Delhi to Kabul on on June 18, 2017.
Related links:-
http://www.narendramodi.in/hi/pm-welcomes-the-first-air-freight-corridor-flight-from-kabul-to-india-thanks-president-ghani-for-the-initiative-535884
http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28546/India+and+Afghanistan+establish+Direct+Air+Freight+Corridor
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-afghanistan-establish-direct-air-freight-corridor-117061901391_1.html