No, no "Osom" is known only within Assam and Assamnet. :)
On 8/2/07, umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ram-da, > > named after Assam or "Osom" :-) > > Umesh > > > *Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Umesh > Ithought 'de planes' > Were named after Assam and AP. > --Ram da > > On 8/2/07, umesh sharma wrote: > > Ram-da, > > > > so whats the name of the new flight? > > > > Umesh > > > > Chan Mahanta 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 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 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > assam@assamnet.org > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > Umesh Sharma > > > > Washington D.C. > > > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] > > > > Ed.M. - International Education Policy > > Harvard Graduate School of Education, > > Harvard University, > > Class of 2005 > > > > http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) > > > > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) > > > > > > > > > > www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) > > > > > > > > > > http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > > Inbox cluttering up with junk? Clean up with Yahoo! Mail. > > > > > Umesh Sharma > > Washington D.C. > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] > > Ed.M. - International Education Policy > Harvard Graduate School of Education, > Harvard University, > Class of 2005 > > http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) > > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) > > > > > www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) > > > > > http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > > ------------------------------ > Which email service gives you unlimited > storage<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailuk/taglines/gmail/unlimited_storage/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48525/*http://uk.mail.yahoo.com>? > > >
_______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
