Civil Aviation Minister Scindia launches maiden Dibrugarh-Pasighat flight to boost NE connectivity

Apr 12, 2022

Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh), Apr 12, 2022, (ANI): In a major milestone to India’s aviation sector, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the first indigenously-made Dornier 228 flight from Assam’s Dibrugarh to Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat. The first made in India aircraft with these details has been developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The remarkable feat comes in line with the integrated efforts of the government and the Airports Authority of India to significantly enhance India’s regional connectivity with a special emphasis being given to the country's northeast region lately. Scindia also flagged off the Dornier Aircraft route from Pasighat to Lilabari in Assam. The aircraft will link state’s Advanced Landing Grounds and other airports. Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu and Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiran Rijiju were also present at the event. Scindia also underlined the government’s vision of rapidly scaling the country's domestic connectivity through Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in coming times. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has been vigorously pursuing its objectives of launching new air routes, developing new airports and innovating the underserved and unserved airports across the country.