Rupsi Airport in Assam to be operational from Saturday

Rupsi Airport in Assam’s Dhubri district is poised to be operational from Saturday with a trial flight conducted on the Guwahati-Rupsi-Guwahati route by Flybig Airlines, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said on Thursday. The trial run was completed timely and safely on Wednesday with extended support from the Assam Government and concerned agencies, […]

Tripura’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to get new integrated terminal building by next year

Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura will soon have a new integrated terminal building, said Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday. According to an official statement, the original building was saturated and there was no further scope of expansion, hence, the work for new integrated terminal building at an estimated cost of Rs 438 […]

Rupsi Airport in Assam ready for commercial operations under RCS-UDAN

Airports Authority of India’s Rupsi Airport in Assam is ready to commence operations under Regional Connectivity Scheme. According to a press release from AAI, The airport has been re-developed at an estimated cost of Rs 69 cr. and has also received its license from Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The airport is one of India’s […]

AAI to develop greenfield airport in Arunachal’s Hollongi by November 2022

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, 15 kms from Itanagar while considering the importance of air connectivity to the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh to have Greenfield Airport at Hollongi. According to an official release, with an estimated cost of Rs.650 crore, the […]

New terminal building coming up at Guwahati airport, to be ready by June 2022

The Guwahati International Airport is all set for a revamp as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken work for the construction of a new integrated terminal building at the cost of Rs 1,232 crores. As per a statement from the AAI, the Guwahati International Airport, also known as the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International […]

Passengers being screened for Coronavirus at LGBI airport in Guwahati

Screening of passengers is being carried out at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati. No confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus has been reported in the Northeast region so far and measures are being taken to handle COVID-19 at all the airports, said Sanjeev Jindal, Regional Executive Director, Airports Authority of India, […]