The passengers had a harrowing experience after a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 98 passengers on board, skidded off the runway while taxiing for take-off at the Jorhat airport in Assam on Thursday. IndiGo Flight 6E-757 With 98 Passengers on Board Skids off Runway While Taxiing for Take Off at Assam’s Jorhat Airport.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government will hand over the land to Civil Aviation Ministry by May 10 for the expansion and modernisation of Silchar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, and Lakhimpur Airports.
The Congress constituted a four-member delegation to visit Nagaland following the death of 14 civilians. However, the delegation was stopped at Jorhat airport by the district administration on Wednesday when they were on their way to Mon.