New Delhi: Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India, said that the government is ready to extend all sorts of support to airline companies who come forward to start operations to destinations in the North East. Replying to a specific query by TravelBiz Monitor on incentivising airline companies, either through Viability Gap Funding (VGF) or seat discounting, the Minister said that the “government is working on various options” to make the North East an attractive destination for airline operators. Citing the recently announced daily Delhi–Dimapur (Nagaland) flight by IndiGo, which would commence operations from April 15, the Minister said that “it must have happened as a consequence of some kind of spade work and brainstorming.” However, he declined to reveal the incentives being extended to the airline operator by the government. The Minister was briefing the media about deliberations of the 64th North East Council Plenary in New Delhi. Talking on the connectivity issues, Dr Singh said that the challenges are multiple and not just limited to airlines alone, and needed to be “confronted and dealt with” comprehensively.
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