NE MPs decry apathy in air services

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs hailing from the North-east today decried the apathy to air services in the Region, disputing claims by Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel that night landing facilities were available at Dibrugarh and Silchar airports. Two back-to-back questions in the Rajya Sabha on air services in the North-east led the MPs from Region to express their dismay at the air services. The MPs also demanded introduction of daily morning and evening flights between Guwahati and Delhi.
Replying to a question by Silvius Condpan, Patel claimed that night landing facilities were already available at Dibrugarh and Silchar airports.
However, Condpan countered this claim pointing out that it is a frequent experience of the air passengers to deplane at Guwahati, as airlines refuse to fly to these two destinations because of lack of night land landing facilities.
Meanwhile, replying to another question by Kumar Deepak Das, Patel said that there has been no cancellation or delayed flights for low visibility due to fog or dust storm at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport during the last two years, barring the period between March 4 to March 17.
21/07/09 Assam Tribune

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Categories: Airports Jul 2009, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2009