Alliance Air Launches Imphal to Silchar Flights Starting November 24

Direct flights between Imphal and Silchar will start on November 24, according to an airport official in Imphal on Sunday. Alliance Air will run these flights using the Viability Gap Funding facility. The planes will fly two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. An airport official called this a positive step to improve regional air travel and help passengers travel easily between the two places.

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These new flights are part of the UDAN scheme that started in October 2016. The scheme aims to make flying affordable and connect smaller cities across the country. Programs like this use government support to help airlines run routes to places that might otherwise not make enough money.