Overview
- Inaugural flight to Guwahati was flagged off in New Delhi by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.
- The new link positions Guwahati as a logistics hub serving all seven Northeastern states through a mix of air and surface transport.
- Amazon projects delivery times in the region could improve by up to five times with the added dedicated air capacity.
- Amazon Air, launched in India in 2023, operates two narrow-body freighters with roughly 10 flights a day, scaling sharply during major sales and supplemented by partner airlines.
- Officials cite an enabling backdrop of expanded regional airports—from nine in 2014 to 16 today—along with budgeted cargo investments and the end of the courier export value cap, as Assam’s chief secretary points to benefits for sellers and jobs.