Delhi-Shillong-Delhi to finally take off on December 21; Check timings here

Shillong: The inaugural flight of the Delhi-Shillong-Delhi flight would take wings on 21st December, 2020, Meghalaya's Government informed on Thursday (December 17).

The first Delhi-Shillong-Delhi flight will take wings from New Delhi at 10:00 am in the morning on Wednesday, and should leach by around 1:10 pm. The second flight will take off from Shillong's Umroi at 1:50 pm, and is expected to touch down in the national capital by 5 pm in the afternoon.

The launching of the long-awaited flight will coincide with the state's reopening of its doors for tourists, nine months after the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on a burgeoning industry.

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Earlier this week, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma stated that the State Government will try to operate the flights at least twice a week.

“We will ensure that the flight from Delhi to Shillong is operational at least twice a week. But the first flight will be on the 21st (December),” he said.

Sangma and DoNER Minister, Jitendra Singh had held discussions on the direct flight service. Singh, appreciating the need for a direct flight between the Meghalaya capital and the National Capital said that direct flight to Shillong from Delhi will "not only bring ease of travel but also promote tourism in the state."

Sangma has said that the new flight will be a 72-seater flight. "It is a Q400 flight and it is more enhanced than the ATRs and it will be direct flight from Shillong to Delhi and Delhi to Shillong," he said.

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