Overview
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation approved two new services for Manipur, one on the Imphal–Guwahati route and another on the Imphal–Kolkata route, with officials working to operationalise them.
- Air India Express announced a Rs 6,000 cap on Imphal–Guwahati fares and said it will add one additional daily flight each to Guwahati and Kolkata.
- Manipur’s Governor flagged that daily services to Guwahati and Kolkata had fallen from five to two with no early morning or late evening options, straining students, patients, and workers.
- Additional Chief Secretary Anurag Bajpai met AAI, Air India Express, IndiGo, and Alliance Air, pressing for fare parity with other Northeastern routes and for Alliance Air to restore Imphal–Silchar, Imphal–Aizawl, and Imphal–Dibrugarh links.
- The Centre is reported to be preparing a broader airfare cap proposal near Rs 7,000, with details and timelines yet to be finalized.