More Northeastern flights to Myanmar, Dhaka |
As the Indian government works briskly towards enhancing the North-eastern states` air connectivity, flights will soon be started from two North-eastern states to Myanmar and Bangladesh. On November 28, the first flight from the new airport at Arunachal Pradesh`s Itanagar was flagged off by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The flight from Hollongi airport to Mumbai via Kolkata is being operated by IndiGo, which will also be increasing its services from the region. Minister Scindia said that air connectivity in the North East (NE) has been enhanced and more flights will be operated connecting the region with other places. Flights from Imphal in Manipur to Mandalay in Myanmar and from Agartala in Tripura to Chittagong in Bangladesh will be started soon as part of enhancing international air connectivity in the region, Scindia said. Now, there are 16 airports in the North East compared to 9 in 2013-14, he added. The minister also said the efforts are on to make the North-eastern states the growth engine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi, Itanagar, on November 19.
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