GANGTOK: Governor Ganga Prasad regards Pakyong Airport as very useful one and beneficial for the Aam Admi (common man).
Governor appreciated the fact that the new Greenfield Pakyong Airport is functional regularly.
He said it should be operational daily in order to help the traveller. It will also lead to an increase in the number of Tourists. He had arrived by Spice Jet flight at Pakyong Airport today.
It was his first ever experience of newly commissioned Pakyong Airport. Governor flew from Delhi to Kolkata and from there to Pakyong.
He said fresh Organic vegetables and flowers from Sikkim could also find the market elsewhere benefitting farmers.
In the meantime, Sikkim got connected to Assam. Spice Jet had started operating from Kolkata to Pakyong and from there to Kolkata from 4th October'18 onwards.
But much to the pleasure of Sikkimese the flights between Pakyong Airport and Guwahati, Assam have also started from 28th October'18.
MP Lok Sabha, Prem Das Rai, first ever VIP to board the Guwahati inaugural flight from Pakyong was happy saving time.
"Took the inaugural one hour flight from Pakyong to Guwahati on Spicejet. It was fantastic to save 5 hours. This is an important milestone in our North Eastern Region connectivity enhancement," said MP Rai, sharing his remarks through social media.
Earlier travellers flying from various parts of the country travelled by road from Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal, but now going to Bagdogra for flying to different places or coming to Sikkim from Bagdogra is not necessary, if one opts to travel further via Kolkata or Guwahati.
This is expected to boost business, save time, the comfortable journey for Old and Sick looking forward to medical treatment, besides so many other advantages.