Re: [Assam] India-New York flight named after Assam -AT"People of Assam will be
a happier lot now on, as the first ever Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight
introduced by Air India today was named after the State of Assam." -AT
>Keeping this aim in view, his department has decided to name the first two
>aircraft of this very important fleet after Andhra Pradesh and Assam.
I think it is a Assamese national trait to get elated at the slighted hint of a
good news for the neglected Assamese from the Center. Assam Tribune (not the
people of Assam) is so elated that it has not actually read its own news. The
news is not the 'flight' has been named Assam, (as reported) but two Air India
planes have been named 'Assam' and 'Andhra Prodesh' as part of (looks like)
naming all the Air India planes with names of Indian states. That should not be
news at all and Assamese should not be trying to take false pride and
staisfaction (like AT) in the event. In fact Air India wants to name all their
330 planes they should, let us hope, find good names. If they donot know how to
name, we may suggest that they may name with the names of Indian rivers and we
should make sure names like Brahamaputra, Dhonsiri, Dikhow, Dihing, Disang a
etc are included.
Barua
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan Mahanta
To: Ram Sarangapani ; ASSAMNET
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] India-New York flight named after Assam -AT
Is there a direct flight between Mumbai and Guahati yet?
At 10:07 AM -0500 8/2/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
"People of Assam will be a happier lot now on, as the first ever
Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight introduced by Air India today was named
after the State of Assam." -AT
Would have been far more happier if the flight was between Guwahati and
JFK, or better still Guwahat and Houston :)
--Ram
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From A Correspondent
MUMBAI, Aug 1 - People of Assam will be a happier lot now on, as the first
ever Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight introduced by Air India today was
named after the State of Assam. It was an auspicious occasion not only to the
Assam team led by Debashish Sarma, the Deputy Resident Commissioner, Assam
Bhawan, Mumbai who participated in the flag-off ceremony, but to the whole
populace of the state as the high profile flight, with ultra modern aircraft
technology and facilities, was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Praful Patel at 12.45 am. (IST) in Mumbai.
The ceremony was preceded by traditional Assamese Bihu dance and Bharat
Natyam of Andhra Pradesh, the state after which another flight is to be named.
Both the folk dances were highly appreciated by the elite gathering consisting
of several members of Parliament, top central and state bureaucrats, other
government officials, filmstars, businessmen among others.
The Assam team which was led by Sri Sarma also included Himangshu Sekhar
Das, Commissioner, Tourism Department and Liakat Ali, Deputy Director, Tourism
Department.
Addressing the gathering prior to the formal flag-off of the flight, Praful
Patel said that since he sat on the saddle, there have been a sea change in the
aviation sector. He said that the number of aircraft in India has been
increased from a meagre 138 in 2004 to 330 in 2007. The present government at
the Centre has made all out effort to make people in every nook and corner in
the country feel that they are not secluded anymore. They have been given the
opportunity to feel that there are places to remind beyond metropolis like
Mumbai and Delhi. Keeping this aim in view, his department has decided to name
the first two aircraft of this very important fleet after Andhra Pradesh and
Assam. He reiterated his commitment to improve the condition of the civil
aviation sector according to the demand of the present scenario.
Speaking on the occasion, V Tulsidas, chairman-cum-managing director, Air
India, gave a bird's eye view of the aircraft and narrated the facilities
designed to fit the level of 'customer's delight'. He also informed that the
country's two major air carriers merger will materialise within the next few
weeks and the new name would be 'Air India'. Dr V Trivedi, CMD, Indian
Airlines, also spoke on the occasion. Dr Trivedi disclosed that 10 to 12
existing aircraft have been transformed into cargos and more are to be inducted
soon for this purpose. Both the CMDs proudly announced that after the merger
'Air India' would be the biggest airline in this region.
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