New Flights to ease the Trouble

Traveling from Kolkata to Raipur or Shillong became a lot easier when IndiGo Airlines announced 3 new flights to be added in the schedule. Out of the three crafts issued 2 will take passengers to Raipur, and a single flight heading back from Meghalaya’s capital Shillong. The flights will be operated with ATR aircraft, while one will connect Kolkata to Raipur in the afternoon, the other will be connecting the two spots in the evening. The First one will depart from Shillong at 12:00 pm and is said to reach Kolkata by 2:25 pm. The second will take off at 9:15 pm and arrive at Kolkata at 11:15 pm. The third one, which will connect Kolkata with Shillong will depart from Kolkata at 2:45 pm and is said to reach the destination by 4:25 pm. Raipur and Shillong both have return flight each to Kolkata. The time of departure from Raipur being at 7 pm daily and arriving in Kolkata at 8:55pm. While, the flight from Shillong will take-off at 4:45pm and reach Kolkata at 6:30pm. Shillong has been an attraction for travellers and also considered to be a holiday destination for many in Kolkata, but travelling from Kolkata has been very stressful, as one has to take the trouble of catching a 1hr 20mins flight from Kolkata to Guwahati, after reaching their, another 3 hours journey to reach Shillong by road as the airport is 30km away from the Capital. According to reports, 6 flights had been issued by IndiGo, including a new RCS route, to help with low-cost, hassle-free journey for all and strengthening the connectivity between Kolkata and northeast region.