GUWAHATI: Private carrier SpiceJet flagged off a daily direct flight on the Kolkata- Lilabari route, under the regional connectivity scheme, “Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik” (UDAN).
Lilabari airport is located at Lakhimpur district of Assam.
“Lilabari is SpiceJet’s first destination in Assam under the UDAN scheme and we are extremely delighted to launch services on the Kolkata-Lilabari route,” SpiceJet Chief Marketing Officer Debojo Maharshi said in a release.
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The flight SG-3345 will leave Kolkata at 19.40 am and reach Lilabari at 12.35 pm, while the return flight will leave Lilabari at 1.05 pm and reach Kolkata at 3.05 pm, the release said.
“Owing to its proximity to Arunachal Pradesh, the airport will serve both the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh,” Maharshi said.
Lilabari is the airline’s ninth destination under the UDAN scheme, the release said.
SpiceJet now operates a total of 54 flights in and out of North East and six flights within the North East Region.
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(Inputs PTI)
