Mizo Air Travellers May Miss Kingfisher

Aizawl, Nov 20 : Air travellers in Mizoram are likely to bid goodbye to Kingfisher flights as the cash-strapped private airline is reportedly planning to discontinue services to the state s sole airport.

Sources said Lengpui Airport in Aizawl is among several airports, including Agartala and Silchar in the Northeast, which Kingfisher is pulling out from.

Sources quoted Kingfisher officials as saying air services to these cities had been often disrupted by weather conditions in the past.

However, the state civil aviation officials said they were yet to be informed of the Kingfisher s plans to pull out.

At present, Kingfisher operates flights between Aizawl and Kolkata thrice a week.

The officials said as Air India and Jet Airways operate daily flights, there had been no shortage of air services so far.