Alliance Air resumes its operations in the north eastern region from Friday.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India will fly from Kolkata to Shillong in Meghalaya. Further it will fly from Tezpur and Lilabari two months after the services came to a grinding halt. According to information, the ATR aircrafts would fly on three sectors – Kolkata, Guwahati, Tezpur.
It will return in three days a week, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lilabari and return in 4 days and Kolkata, Shillong, Kolkata and return in 6 days.
Flight 9I-737 will depart Kolkata at 0550 to arrive Guwahati at 0740 hrs. It will depart Guwahati at 0740 hrs to arrive Tezpur at 0835 hrs.
The return flight 9I-738 will leave Tezpur at 0855 hrs and reach Guwahati at 0950 hrs, depart Guwahati at 1020 hrs and arrive at Kolkata at 1155 hrs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Flight 9I-739 will depart Kolkata at 0550 hrs and reach Guwahati at 0720 hrs and depart Guwahati at 0740 hrs to reach Lilabari at 0840 hrs.
The return flight 9I-740 will leave Lilabari at 0900 hrs to reach Guwahati at 1000 hrs and take off from Guwahati at 1020 hrs and arrive Kolkata at 1155 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Flight 9I-711 will leave Kolkata at 1235 hrs and reach Shillong at 1420 hrs and the return flight 9I-712 will depart Shillong at 1440 hrs and arrive Kolkata at 1625 hrs everyday except Fridays.
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