Three airlines bid for NE region air carrier

New Delhi: As many as three airlines, including state-run Alliance Air, have bid for operating a dedicated regional air carrier for the north-eastern states
"Three airlines have participated in the tender for the regional airline," Minister for Development for North-Eastern Region Mani Shankar Aiyer told PTI here.
Apart from Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines, two other companies — Universal Empire and Ace Airlines — have submitted offers to run the new airline.
The winning bidder will be eligible for subsidies from the North Eastern Council. The new dedicated regional airline is expected to start operations by the end of this year.
Guwahati will be the hub of the regional airline. At present, there are 11 operational airports in the region, including Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, Dimapur, Imphal, Agartala, Aizawal and
At least 12 new airports are expected to be operationalised in the region by the end of 2008 and 25 new airports would come up over the period of the 11th five year plan.
02/07/08 Press Trust of India/Business Standard

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