Easy Connect model: Varanasi becomes first city for seamless international travel

Exam-focused facts from the 12 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Varanasi has become the first city to be integrated into the Easy Connect flights model.
The model enables international travellers to complete immigration and baggage formalities in Varanasi before reaching Delhi for onward global destinations.
This initiative is part of India's hub-and-spoke aviation vision to establish India as a global aviation hub.
The model reflects the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend world-class connectivity beyond metropolitan cities.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ram Mohan Naidu.