On 25 November 2016, Sukhbir Singh Badal, deputy chief minister of Punjab, announced that Alliance Air would begin flights between Bathinda and Delhi on 11 December. The announcement came one week after talks between Air India and local officials regarding the viability of flights to Bathinda. The flights began operating three times a week with the ATR 72-600. A ceremony was held to inaugurate the terminal and the Delhi flights. The state deputy chief minister; Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju, the union civil aviation minister; and Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a member of parliament from Bathinda, were among those in attendance.
The district derives its name from the district headquarters town of Bathinda, which is of great antiquity. According to Khalifa Muhammad Hassan, author of History of Patiala, its ancient name was Bikramgarh. According to raverty, Bathinda was known as Tabarhindh (Labb-ut-Twarikh). According to Ibn Batuta it was known as Batrind. The earliest mention of Tabarhindh occurs in the “Jami-Ul-Hakayat” written about 607 Hijri or 1211 AD. According to “Ainai-Barar Bans” Bathinda was built by Bhati Rao, son of Bal Band, who became ruler of Punjab in 336 Bikrami Sambat. He also founded Bhatner. It was also called Whatinda and Bitunda which finally become known as Bhatinda. But its name was changed to Bathinda on the authority of Survey of India to conform to the phonetical expression as locally pronounced. In recent times the town was conquered by Maharaja Ala Singh (near about 1754 AD) and since then it followed the history of erstwhile princely state of Patiala. With the dawn of indendence and merger of Patiala and East Punjab States into a division styled at PEPSU, Bathinda become full fledged district.
Prohibited Item List :
The following items that are banned for carriage on person/hand baggage on board flights operating from civil airports in India; and Indian Registered aircrafts from foreign airports :
Personal Items
Lighters
Scissors-metal with pointed tips
Realistic replica of toy weapon
Sharp Objects
Box Cutters
Ice Axes/ Ice Picks
Knives (any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery)
Meat Cleavers
Razor-Type Blades such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors
Sabers
Scissors – metal with pointed tips
Sword
Sporting Goods
Baseball Bats
Bows and Arrows
Cricket Bats
Golf Clubs
Hockey Sticks
Lacrosse Sticks
Pool Cues
Ski Poles
Spear Guns
Guns and Firearms
Ammunition
BB guns
Compressed Air Guns
Firearms
Flare Guns
Gun Lighters
Gun Powder
Parts of Guns and Firearms
Pellet Guns
Realistic Replicas of Firearms
Starter pistols
Tools
Axes and hatchets
Cattle Prods
Crowbars
Hammers
Drills (including cordless portables power drills)
Saws (including cordless portable power saws)
Screwdrivers (except those in eyeglass repair kits)
Tools (including but not limited to wrenches and pliers)
Wrenches and Pliers
Martial Arts / Self Defense Items
Billy Clubs
Black Jacks
Brass Knuckles
Kubatons
Mace/ Pepper Spray
Martial Arts Weapons
Night Sticks
Nunchakus
Martial Arts/ Self Defense Items
Stun Guns/ Shocking Devices
Throwing Stars
Explosive Materials
Blasting Caps
Dynamite
Fireworks
Flares (in any form)
Hand Grenades
Plastic Explosives
Realistic Replicas of Explosives
Flammable items
Liquid/Aerosol/Gel/Paste or items of similar consistency (Allowed separately, in small quantities required for the duration of journey, in one clear transparent re-sealable one liter size plastic bag. Each item should, however, not exceed 100 ml in quantity). Exception : Medicine/inhaler accompanied by prescription and baby food.
Fuels (Including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel)
Gasoline
Gas Torches
Lighter Fluid
Strike-anywhere Matches
Turpentine and paint Thinner
Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries
Disabling Chemicals and other Dangerous Items
Chlorine for Pools and Spas
Compressed Gas Cylinders (including fire extinguishers)
Liquid Bleach
Spillable Batteries (except those in wheelchairs)
Spray Paint
Tear Gas
Note : The above mentioned are only indicative lists of items. Commonsense, however, shall prevail in assessing whether an object can be used as a weapon for committing any act of unlawful interference with civil aviation operations.
Security Related Information
Security related information
Lost and found Baggage
Lost and found Baggage
Airports Authority of India,
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,
Safdarjung Airport,
New Delhi-110003
Ph : 91-11-24632950
