GUWAHATI CONNECTED TO THREE NEW DESTINATIONS WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS
- Oct 29, 2018,
- Updated Oct 29, 2018, 1:43 AM IST
Guwahati, October 29, 2018:
In a bid to improve air connectivity and promote tourism in the Northeast, Guwahati has been connected to three destinations with direct flights.
The direct flights linked the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati with Pakyong in Sikkim, Bhubaneswar in Odisha and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
SpiceJet's flight SG-3325 from Pakyong arrived at Guwahati at 12.20 pm on Sunday and the return flight SG-3326 took off from Guwahati at 12.40 pm.
A ceremony was held at the airport in Guwahati and the passengers were greeted.
The flight time between Guwahati and Pakyong is one hour.
Similarly, Indigo's flight 6E-726 arrived at 8.15 am from Bhubaneswar and the return flight 6E-731 left for Bhubaneswar at 1.50 pm.
Indigo's other flight, the direct flight between Guwahati and Varanasi, 6E-953 departed for Varanasi at 8.45 am and the return flight 6E-954 arrived here at 1.15 pm.
Guwahati Airport Director Ramesh Kumar; AAI and CISF officials along with other airline officials were present at the airport to greet passengers of these flights also.
The winter schedule for flight operations also came into effect from the LGBI Airport in Guwahati on Sunday and it will continue till the last Saturday of March 2019.