Cooch Behar airport to be opened next month

Kolkata: Cooch Behar airport, which was lying idle for about 15 years since the discontinuation of Vayudoot,will be opened to commercial flights from mid-August.
The airport is ready after renovation. AAI is scheduled to conduct a trial flight on 10 August. Air Deccan is likely to operate flights between Kolkata and Cooch Behar from the middle of August.Vayudoot, the subsidiary airline of Indian, operated 18-seater Dornier-228 to Cooch Behar back in 1992. Later, the airline had to wind up due to loss.
27/07/07 The Statesman

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007, New Jul 2007