Ram-da,
so whats the name of the new flight?
Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: [Assam] India-New York flight
named after Assam -AT >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...
*** It was there for a few months, wasn't it? I heard it got shut down. Is
that true?
At 11:20 AM -0700 8/2/07, Priyankoo 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
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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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