Direct air connectivity from northeast region to other parts of the country got a major push with three new destinations on Sunday.
They are Pakyong in Sikkim, Bhubaneswar in Odisha and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
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Indigo’s flight (6E-726) arrived at 8.15am from Bhubaneswar and the return flight (6E-731) left for Bhubaneswar at 1.50pm, the statement said. The other Indigo flight (6E-953) departed for Varanasi at 8.45am and the return flight (6E-954) arrived here at 1.15pm, the AAI said.
People who earlier wanted to travel to Odisha had to go to Kolkata first, then take a connecting flight to Bhubaneswar. A lot of people go to Puri as well.
With these three new destinations, Guwahati is connected to 18 cities across country. There are 70 incoming and outgoing flights daily now.
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Meanwhile, the winter flight schedules from LGBI airport started today and will continue till March.
According to AAI data, in 2017-18, the airport witnessed a footfall of 46,68,053 passengers with a movement of 41,172 flights.