Assamâs Rupsi Airport to be operational from tomorrow with FlyBigâs flight
The direct flight service between Rupsi Airport to Guwahati and Kolkata is all set to begin on May 8, reports Mukesh KR Singh in NorthEast Now.
As per available information, the newly-launched domestic airlines âFlybigâ will start its operation in the Northeast region from May 8 and initially, the flight will connect Rupsi, Guwahati and Kolkata Airports. And in due course, other destinations of the Northeast will be covered.
On Wednesday, Flybig Airlines conducted a successful trial of its flight at Rupsi Airport.
Kokrajhar Police on its social media wrote: âCloud is Clear-Long wait is Over; the Airport is going to be operational soon.â
Rupsi airport in Assam to begin commercial operations on Saturday
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Commercial operations in Rupsi airport, northeast India s 15th airport and Assam s 7th, would start from Saturday, officials said on Thursday.
An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a trial flight was conducted on the Guwahati-Rupsi-Guwahati route by private Flybig airlines on Wednesday. The trial run was completed timely and safely with extended support from the state government and agencies concerned. The flight is scheduled to operate on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Booking for this route has been opened by Flybig airlines, the AAI official said.
The airport in Assam s Kokrajhar district has been developed at a cost of Rs 69 crore under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (RCS-UDAN) scheme.
NE India s 15th airport to become operational on Saturday
Thu, May 06 2021 10:13:09 PM
Guwahati, May 6 (IANS): Commercial operations in Rupsi airport, northeast India s 15th airport and Assam s 7th, would start from Saturday, officials said on Thursday.
An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a trial flight was conducted on the Guwahati-Rupsi-Guwahati route by private Flybig airlines on Wednesday. The trial run was completed timely and safely with extended support from the state government and agencies concerned. The flight is scheduled to operate on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Booking for this route has been opened by Flybig airlines, the AAI official said.