Thanks Priyankoo >Also, anybody going to Assam from the US, the US-bangkok-Ghy route is >worth exploring...I have been saving a lot of money and pain on that route...
Is that flight still operational? I think baideu used it once - but we thought it was yanked off later. --Ram da On 8/2/07, Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kingfisher Airlines flies directly between Mumbai and Ghy leaving Mumbai > at 11 AM.... > > Also, anybody going to Assam from the US, the US-bangkok-Ghy route is > worth exploring...I have been saving a lot of money and pain on that > route... > > > > > *Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Not yet - but I hear that there will be one. In a way, Guwahati is pretty > well connected to the metropolitan cities. Places like Indore (pretty much > the size of Guwahati) are not connected to the major cities well. > Guwahati- Del,a nd Guwahati-Kolkata are excellent connections, with a > number of flights a day. > > > > On 8/2/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > ----------- > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > assam@assamnet.org > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari... > > ------------------------------ > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for > kids.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48248/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz> > >
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