Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today virtually flagged off the first SpiceJet flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai. <br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, he said, this will open up the potential for employment, tourism, better connectivity for students. <br />''<br />''It will further act as an economic multiplier for Visakhapatnam. <br />''<br />''Mr Scindia said, better aerial connectivity is being pushed to the hinterlands of India through the policy of UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Aam NAgrik. <br />''<br />''He further added that as on date, Visakhapatnam is now connected with 10 cities with 302 aircraft movements.<br />'' <br />''The Minister said, in a short span of seven years, the number of airports in the country have gone up from 60 in 2016 to 136 in 2021. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that currently, only the Air India group operates flights on the Vishakhapatnam – Mumbai route.</span><br />