Last updated:January 15, 2025, 15:08 IST
Manipur CM Biren Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Civil Aviation Minister for extending support to bring Alliance Airlines to Manipur.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh (Image: PTI)
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday asked Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu to send a team to investigate the hike in ticket prices from the state to other destinations. did.
Chief Minister Singh spoke through video conferencing at the inauguration of three flights of Alliance Air under the Viability Gap Fund by the state government, and Narendra Modi, who extended his support for the introduction of Alliance Air to Manipur. He expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Civil Aviation.
“Flight prices here are very high. Please send a team here to investigate what is happening. Airfare from Delhi to Imphal has increased to almost Rs 20,000. From Imphal to Guwahati “The average price has increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000. How can common people afford such high prices?” he said.
He said, “Manipur has been going through ‘difficult times’ for the past 20 months and people are not traveling through highways due to the prevailing crisis. The people of Churachandpur and Kampokpi are also unable to travel by land. There are mainly 1.8 million people. Residents of Imphal Valley travel by air to the outskirts of Manipur. ” He asked the Minister of Civil Aviation to send a team to assess the price of the tickets. “I would be very grateful if you could provide guidance and make arrangements to minimize the cost of air tickets and increase the number of direct flights from Kolkata to Delhi,” Singh said.
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These flights will be operated by Alliance Air under the Viability Gap Funding Scheme funded by the state government and the airfare on these routes will be capped at a maximum of Rs 5,000,” Singh said. .
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