Amritsar: Canadian Member od Parliament (MP) Brad Vis has sponsored a petition in the House of Commons to push for direct flights from Vancouver and Toronto to Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar.
It is a long-pending demand of the Punjabi diaspora and MP from Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon constituency of British Columbia issued a statement that many constituents in my riding and throughout all of British Columbia have family ties to Punjab, India. Despite the demand, direct flights from Vancouver and Abbotsford (both in BC) to Amritsar still do not exist. “I am proud to support the FlyAmritsar Initiative’s House of Commons e-petition asking explore options to create a direct flight to Amritsar,” he added.
Meanwhile, thr e-petition has already garnered 6,500 signatures, which was launched on Saturday by Mohit Dhanju, a resident of Surrey (British Columbia).