Rupsi Airport in Assam gets regular flight under RCS-UDAN

Regular flight services began at Rupsi airport in Assam from Saturday as part of the government’s endeavour to link under-served and unserved airports through regional connectivity scheme routes, Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.

Rupsi airport is in Dhubri district os lower Assam.

The first commercial flight of M/s. Flybig airline on Guwahati-Rupsi-Kolkata route with 24 passengers on board landed today at 12:07 pm marking the beginning of new era at Rupsi in Assam and its adjoining areas, an AAI release here said.

Water cannon salute was accorded to the incoming flight by the Rupsi Airport officials as a gesture of welcome to the flight and the passengers were welcomed with the traditional Gamosa (scarf) before the flight departed for Kolkata at around 12.40 pm, it said.