Guwahati airport to handle additional flights this summer, intl flight between Guwahati-Paro from May

5 new destinations - Bhubeneswar, Goa MOPA, Dehradun, Jodhpur and Coimbatore added

President Droupadi Murmu to arrive in Assam for 2-day visit

President Murmu will attend a civic reception accorded by the Assam government at the Administrative Staff College in Guwahati.

Assam: First batch of COVID-19 vaccine reach Guwahati

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for Assam and Meghalaya has arrived in Guwahati on Tuesday evening. According to sources, the flight carrying the vaccine consignment from Serum Institute of India, Pune, weighing 732 kilograms, landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport around 5 pm in the evening. The vaccines will be shifted […]

Guwahati airport following SoPs to handle passenger traffic amid pandemic

Gateway to Northeast India — Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati — is a major connectivity point, which experiences huge passenger traffic round-the-year. The challenge to handle the crowd grew significantly as the COVID-19 disease has spread out to all corners of the world. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) laid out protective layers […]

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 […]

Coronavirus: Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews measures at LGBI airport

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday reviewed the preparedness at the Lokpriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport amidst the growing coronavirus scare. Accompanied by top officials of the state health department, the health minister looked into every aspect of the measures taken up for screening of passengers.

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, […]