Siliguri: The IAF’s assent to Bagdogra airport to keep the facility running till 10pm would have direct consequences for residents and travellers to Siliguri as well as other parts of north Bengal and Sikkim. Here’s what Metro found out.
Air passengers coming to Bagdogra from Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kishanganj in Bihar would be benefited the most because of the night landing.
If a traveller from Gangtok has to board a noon flight, he has to leave Gangtok by 5.30am. After 3.45pm, no flights depart from Bagdogra, so the luxury of taking an evening flight was not available. That will change. Passengers coming down from the hills will be able to opt for late afternoon and evening flights. No need to wake up at 5am at home for a flight that will leave seven hours later.
For Siliguri residents, travel time from the town to Bagdogra is 40 minutes.
During monsoon and winter, flights from other places to Bagdogra are often cancelled, not just delayed, if the weather is bad in those cities.
03/07/13 The Telegraph
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Air passengers coming to Bagdogra from Gangtok, Darjeeling and Kishanganj in Bihar would be benefited the most because of the night landing.
If a traveller from Gangtok has to board a noon flight, he has to leave Gangtok by 5.30am. After 3.45pm, no flights depart from Bagdogra, so the luxury of taking an evening flight was not available. That will change. Passengers coming down from the hills will be able to opt for late afternoon and evening flights. No need to wake up at 5am at home for a flight that will leave seven hours later.
For Siliguri residents, travel time from the town to Bagdogra is 40 minutes.
During monsoon and winter, flights from other places to Bagdogra are often cancelled, not just delayed, if the weather is bad in those cities.
03/07/13 The Telegraph
