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Domestic airline carrier Indigo Airlines on Friday began operations connecting Silchar with Kolkata.

One flight daily will depart from Kolkataโ€™s Netaji Subhas Bose International airport at 7:30 am and land at Silcharโ€™s Kumbhigram airport at 8:45 am.

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From Silchar, the flight would take off at 9:15 am and reach Kolkata at 10:30 am.

Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep Roy on Friday morning flagged off the first flight from Silchar.

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โ€œWith Indigo Airlines starting its operations in Silchar, it would ease the passenger flow of this region,โ€ he said.

โ€œMore flights coming in and out of Silchar would directly or indirectly boost the economic scenario of entire Barak region,โ€ he added.

The airline carrier, from October, will also begin flights connecting Silchar with Guwahati.

Aniruddha Laskar is the Chief of Bureau, South Assam &and Mizoram. He can be reached at - [email protected]