Six new flights to SE Asian countries from Guwahati soon

GUWAHATI: Dhaka, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are among six destinations to be connected with Guwahati soon under the international Udaan scheme.
The northeastern states have no international flights at present. State transport minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told the media here on Monday that under the International Udaan Scheme, six Southeast Asian countries, including Yangon (Myanmar) and Malaysia, will be connected with Guwahati.
“Our government gave a commitment of Rs 100 crore to the Centre for the viability gap funding. We have already released Rs 10.9 crore and bidding to select the operators has also been done. In the meantime, Covid hit the country. As and when international air connectivity fully resumes, we are expecting to start the new flights,” said Patowary.