Air Service Launched

Guwahati - based Purbayan Group has launched a twice-daily, 45 minute Guwahati-Silchar flight which will operate in two shifts. Assam’s Governor J.B. Patnaik said in the inauguration that the air service will bridge the connectivity gap between Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. “Passengers from Guwahati can avail of the service at 8.30am and 2.30pm while those from Silchar can fly to the city at 9.30am and 3.30pm every day. A one-way fare would be Rs.5,500,” Kaushik Biswas, the managing director of Purbayan Group, said.

Purbayan has introduced air ambulance services and plans to add routes such as Guwahati-Tura-Shillong and Guwahati-Kohima-Shillong-Aizawl. It includes joy rides and chartered flight services. A Delhi-based aviation company has leased out a Cessna Caravan nine-seater aircraft to the company for a year. Four pilots have been recruited. Clients can avail of the services at Rs.65,000 per hour (excluding taxes)