India-New York flight named after Assam

Mumbai: People of Assam will be a happier lot now on, as the first ever Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight introduced by Air India today was named after the State of Assam. It was an auspicious occasion not only to the Assam team led by Debashish Sarma, the Deputy Resident Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, Mumbai who participated in the flag-off ceremony, but to the whole populace of the state as the high profile flight, with ultra modern aircraft technology and facilities, was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel at 12.45 am. (IST) in Mumbai.
The ceremony was preceded by traditional Assamese Bihu dance and Bharat Natyam of Andhra Pradesh, the state after which another flight is to be named. Both the folk dances were highly appreciated by the elite gathering consisting of several members of Parliament, top central and state bureaucrats, other government officials, filmstars, businessmen among others.
The Assam team which was led by Sri Sarma also included Himangshu Sekhar Das, Commissioner, Tourism Department and Liakat Ali, Deputy Director, Tourism Department.
01/08/07 Assam Tribune

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