Manipur-based promoter moots pvt airlines solely for NE states

Guwahati: A Manipur-based promoter has proposed to set up a private airline solely for the North East.
"The DONER and the NEC will be approached for funding of the project called the North-East Airlines, which will cover the major towns of the region", Ch Jaichander Singh told reporters here today.
Based on a survey to find a suitable aircraft, it was found that one with 70-90 seating capacity would be ideal and therefore the acquisition of Embraer 170 is planned, he said.
"The plan is to acquire two of these aircraft, which are manufactured in Brazil, the cost of which will be around Rs 250 crore, for which we plan to raise the amount from promoters, eight NE state governments, North-Eastern Council and DONER," Singh said.
"There are lot of students and working people of the North East residing in other parts of the country and a conservative estimate points out that approximately 90,000 of them travel by air annually," Singh said.
Singh said he had 18 years of experience in travel and tourism, including three years in aviation and added that Captain A K Singh, who has 25 years of flying experience with the Indian Air Force, would head the operations.
23/02/09 ZeeNews

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