IndiGo Airlines introduced two new flights connecting Dibrugarh and Delhi via Kolkata to Dimapur, Nagaland’s only airport here on Sunday.
Earlier during the day, the two flights– ATR 72-600 from Dibrugarh and A320-271N from Delhi via Kolkata – were given a water salute upon touchdown.
Previously, Dimapur used to be connected to only two cities in the Northeast -Guwahati and Imphal- by Alliance Air. With the introduction of the two flights, Nagaland’s commercial hub Dimapur will now be connected to a total of five cities in the country – Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, and Imphal.
It is expected that the introduction of the two flights will provide further boost to air connectivity as increased frequency of flights to and from Dimapur will help travellers from Nagaland and nearby Karbi Anglong.
It may be recalled that the first direct Dimapur- New Delhi flight– Indigo 6E 2433 –took off on December 26, 2020 at Dimapur airport. (Nagaland Post)