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Imphal-Guwahati flight under consideration

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A direct flight from Imphal to Bangkok is still under consideration, Manipur chief minister said today.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated the Flybig Flight from Imphal to Tezu at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport today.

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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated the Flybig Flight from Imphal to Tezu at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport today.

The flight from Imphal to Tezu is part of implementing National Civil Aviation Policy in order to develop regional connectivity and Government’s UDAN (Ude Desh kaa Aam Nagarik) scheme.

Speaking on the occasion, N. Biren Singh maintained that under UDAN Scheme which is an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, the State will be connected to Arunachal Pradesh by the Flybig flight.

"The flight will directly fly to Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh and then to Guwahati. With such an initiative, connections among peoples of different North East States will become closer, he said.

He added this would not only increase people to people connections but also bring growth in businesses and in the tourism sector.

Regarding the Imphal to Bangkok Flight service, the Chief Minister informed that Imphal to Bangkok via Guwahati will start its operation soon. However, the calculating the volume of passengers from the State, he said assuring that the same will also be started.

Flybig is deploying ATR aircraft with single class configuration offering 70 seats in Economy Class. It will be operated on all six days of the week except Monday. The inward sector Flight S9201 departs Gau at 8.15 hours in the morning to Tezu and departs Tezu at 10.00 hours to Imphal and land at 11.15 hours in Imphal.

On the other hand, S9202 departs Imphal at 12.00 hours to Tezu and departs Tezu at 13.40 hours and land at 15.10 in Guwahati. However, Flybig decided to operate the route effective from September 26 onwards
       
The passengers from Guwahati to Tezu and Imphal expressed satisfaction over the enhancement of flights connecting to the hill station.

Chief Minister mentioned that an Institute of Hotel Management had been opened recently. The Government had also provided IT training to around 2,000 youths, out of which around 1,000 youths had got jobs in the sector.

He also maintained that many foreign tourists are willing to visit the State considering its scenic beauty, weather, decency of people and the taste of its cuisine. He added that the Hotel Imolesh was being inaugurated at the right time as many tourists are visiting the State for the upcoming Sangai Festival 2022.

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