FlyBig flight services to Silchar flagged off by Tourism minister

Guwahati: Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Thursday flagged off the second Flybig flight service between Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati with 63 passengers on board.

FlyBig flight services will be operated between Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Guwahati and Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati on daily basis.
ATDCL will support FlyBig through VGF funding and the daily operation of flights in both sectors will be mutually decided by both parties.
The previous Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Guwahati fly big service was flagged off on May 1 last.

Earlier, the Assam government signed an MoU with Flybig in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Dispur in Guwahati.
On behalf of the state government, Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) MD Kumar Padma Pani Bora and Flybig Director Sanjay Natavarlal Mandavaya on daily basis between Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Guwahati and Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati routes. Signed agreement to operate flights.
The flights will be operated under the Centre’s UDAN scheme, as the state government will operate the flights under Viability Gap Funding.
Assam Chief Minister Dr. Sarma had earlier said that the MoU with Flybig, which will increase the number of daily flight services, will add a new dimension to air connectivity within the state.