Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and one of the most famous cities of the country. This multicultural location has been the seat of power in the erstwhile era and today, is an important centre of education, music, culture and tourism. Non-stop flight services are available to this place from Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and Patna. Airlines, which offer these flights, are Air India, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite, SpiceJet and GoAir. There are speculations that the runway of Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport will be expanded in near future for operation of larger aircraft.