[Assam] India-New York flight named after Assam -AT

Thu Aug 2 22:58:43 PDT 2007

Ram-da,

named after Assam or "Osom"  :-)

Umesh

Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote: Umesh
Ithought 'de planes'
Were named after Assam and AP.
--Ram da

On 8/2/07, umesh sharma  wrote:
> Ram-da,
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> so whats the name of the new flight?
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> Chan Mahanta  wrote:  Re: [Assam] India-New York
> flight named after Assam -AT >Also, anybody going to Assam from the US, the
> US-bangkok-Ghy route is worth exploring...I have >been saving a lot of money
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>  At 11:20 AM -0700 8/2/07, Priyankoo wrote:
>  Kingfisher Airlines flies directly between Mumbai and Ghy  leaving Mumbai
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>   Also, anybody going to Assam from the US, the US-bangkok-Ghy route is
> worth exploring...I have been saving a lot of money and pain on that
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>  Ram Sarangapani  wrote:
>  Not yet - but I hear that there will be one. In a way, Guwahati is pretty
> well connected to the metropolitan cities. Places like Indore (pretty much
> the size of Guwahati) are not connected to the major cities well. Guwahati-
> Del,a nd Guwahati-Kolkata are excellent connections, with a number of
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>    On 8/2/07, Chan Mahanta  wrote:
>  Is there a direct flight between Mumbai and Guahati yet?
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>    At 10:07 AM -0500 8/2/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>  "People of Assam will be a happier lot now on, as the first ever
> Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight introduced by Air India today was named
> after the State of Assam." -AT
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>   Would have been far more happier if the flight was between Guwahati and
> JFK, or better still Guwahat and Houston :)
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>   --Ram
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>   From A Correspondent
>   MUMBAI, Aug 1 - People of Assam will be a happier lot now on, as the first
> ever Mumbai-Newyork non-stop daily flight introduced by Air India today was
> named after the State of Assam. It was an auspicious occasion not only to
> the Assam team led by Debashish Sarma, the Deputy Resident Commissioner,
> Assam Bhawan, Mumbai who participated in the flag-off ceremony, but to the
> whole populace of the state as the high profile flight, with ultra modern
> aircraft technology and facilities, was flagged off by Union Minister of
> State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel at 12.45 am. (IST) in Mumbai.
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>  The ceremony was preceded by traditional Assamese Bihu dance and Bharat
> Natyam of Andhra Pradesh, the state after which another flight is to be
> named. Both the folk dances were highly appreciated by the elite gathering
> consisting of several members of Parliament, top central and state
> bureaucrats, other government officials, filmstars, businessmen among
> others.
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>  The Assam team which was led by Sri Sarma also included Himangshu Sekhar
> Das, Commissioner, Tourism Department and Liakat Ali, Deputy Director,
> Tourism Department.
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>  Addressing the gathering prior to the formal flag-off of the flight, Praful
> Patel said that since he sat on the saddle, there have been a sea change in
> the aviation sector. He said that the number of aircraft in India has been
> increased from a meagre 138 in 2004 to 330 in 2007. The present government
> at the Centre has made all out effort to make people in every nook and
> corner in the country feel that they are not secluded anymore. They have
> been given the opportunity to feel that there are places to remind beyond
> metropolis like Mumbai and Delhi. Keeping this aim in view, his department
> has decided to name the first two aircraft of this very important fleet
> after Andhra Pradesh and Assam. He reiterated his commitment to improve the
> condition of the civil aviation sector according to the demand of the
> present scenario.
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>  Speaking on the occasion, V Tulsidas, chairman-cum-managing director, Air
> India, gave a bird's eye view of the aircraft and narrated the facilities
> designed to fit the level of 'customer's delight'. He also informed that the
> country's two major air carriers merger will materialise within the next few
> weeks and the new name would be 'Air India'. Dr V Trivedi, CMD, Indian
> Airlines, also spoke on the occasion. Dr Trivedi disclosed that 10 to 12
> existing aircraft have been transformed into cargos and more are to be
> inducted soon for this purpose. Both the CMDs proudly announced that after
> the merger 'Air India' would be the biggest airline in this region.
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1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

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