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DIBRUGARH: The Dibrugarh Press Club on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, through the Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, urging the commencement of regular evening flights from Dibrugarh Airport.
In the memorandum, the press club expressed gratitude for the Civil Aviation Ministry’s earlier initiative in extending the airport runway, a move that has significantly bolstered air connectivity potential in the region.
The club also thanked the government for positively considering the long-standing public demand to name the airport after cultural icon Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
Highlighting Dibrugarh’s growing industrial and strategic importance in Upper Assam and the Northeast, the club pointed out that the absence of scheduled evening flights is a major bottleneck to development and mobility.
“Despite the installation of night landing facilities in 2010 and the successful evening landing of Jet Airways flight 9W-7079 in 2014, no regular evening services have been operational till date,” the memorandum stated.
The club further noted that while Dibrugarh Airport is equipped with modern night navigation systems, these remain grossly underutilized. The lack of evening flights, it said, causes serious inconvenience to business travellers, patients, students, tourists, and professionals, many of whom are forced to halt overnight due to a lack of onward connections.
Terming it a matter of public necessity and regional development, the press club earnestly appealed for urgent intervention to operationalize regular scheduled evening flights. “Such a step will not only enhance connectivity but also boost tourism, business, education, and healthcare access across Upper Assam and adjoining areas,” the club maintained.
The memorandum was signed and submitted by Manash Jyoti Dutta (president), Anil Kumar Poddar (vice president), and Ripunjoy Das (general secretary) of the Dibrugarh Press Club. Copies of the memorandum were also sent to Cabinet Minister Prashanta Phukan, the Airport Director of Dibrugarh Airport, and the District Commissioner of Dibrugarh for their kind information and necessary action. The submission included a copy of an earlier memorandum dated December 14, 2023.
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