Overview
- The service will depart New Delhi at 4:55 am, reach Guwahati by 7:40 am and land in Silchar at 9:20 am before returning from Silchar at 10:40 am and arriving back in New Delhi at 2:20 pm.
- Operations are set to begin on September 20 with exact frequencies pending final approval on whether the flight will run daily or on a fixed weekly schedule.
- Barak Valley Development Minister Kaushik Rai announced the details and thanked Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his role in securing the new link.
- Silchar Airport officials have confirmed they are still awaiting confirmation from IndiGo and aviation authorities on the service’s regularity.
- The launch forms part of Assam’s broader UDAN-driven push to expand air connectivity to remote Northeast airports and drive regional integration.