Govt to examine on delay to resume Delhi-Shillong flight

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 15, 2022

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said the government will examine the entire process if Flybig delay resuming the Delhi-Shillong-Delhi flight. 

“The Flybig has got aircrafts now but due to some technical clearances from the Ministry, this entire process is pending. We hope that we will see somekind of movement happening in the next few weeks. If that is not happening, we will examine the entire process and see what will be the next step to go forward,” Sangma said while supplementing to the reply of the Transport Minister Dasakhiatbha Lamare, who had informed that a showcause notice was served to Flybig and they have requested time within this month to resume their services. 

On the reasons for Shillong-Delhi flight being not operational, Lamare said the Flybig was chartering a Spicejet for the Delhi-Shillong-Delhi flight since its launch in December, 2020. 

However, with the constraint of the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spicejet was no longer able to provide its aircraft to Flybig on charter leading to a disruption in the service. 

He said to resume service, Flybig look at securing of an aircraft on dry lease but, however, due to the pandemic situation this was not possible leading to a further delay in resuming the Delhi-Shillong-Delhi flight.