TEZPUR: Airports Authority of India, in its continuous endeavour to link under-served and unserved airports through Regional Connectivity Scheme routes started regular flight services at Tezpur Airport, Salonibari in Sonitpur district. The first commercial flight of Spicejet Airlines landed on Sunday at 07:40 hrs marking the beginning of a new era at Tezpur, in Sonitpur district and adjoining area. Tezpur MLA Prithiraj Rava, Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur Deba Kumar Mishra, DC Tezpur, Sunil Kumar Patni, President NACCI and other dignitaries welcomed the arriving and departing passengers of the first flight.
All safety checks and mandatory security arrangements were done prior to the arrival. Eighteen passengers arrived from Kolkata on the inaugural flight, informed Naresh Kumar, Airport Director, AAI. He said that it a historic moment for all of us at Tezpur as regular flight services has started under the RCS- UDAN programme of the government. It will ensure affordable flying for all specially the lower income group population here. UDAN flight provides cheap air fares for short destinations, connecting the unconnected, he added.
Spicejet airlines was awarded routes under UDAN-Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik scheme of Government of India to operate flight service at Tezpur by Ministry of Civil Aviation. It operates flights on Kolkata- Tezpur route and back on daily basis as informed by the spicejet airline. The commencement of new flight at Tezpur Airport will help boost the local economy and provide better connectivity to the air travellers of the adjacent districts from Darrang, Nagaon, Lakhimpur as well as districts in the neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh and parts of adjoining areas.
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