After 40 years, western Assam back on flight routes | Guwahati News
Image used for representational purpose GUWAHATI: Flight services connecting western Assam with the rest of the country resumed after a long gap of nearly four decades. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), in its endeavour to link under-served and unserved airports through Regional Connectivity Scheme routes, has started its regular flight services at Rupsi Airport in Dhubri district, close to the Bangladesh border. The first commercial flight of Flybig airline landed at 12.07 pm in Rupsi airport. Altogether 24 passengers arrived from Guwahati on the inaugural flight in Rupsi. Later, the f...