Flybig, a scheduled commuter airline, has expanded its fleet with the addition of an ATR72-500. With this addition, the Flybig has increased its operational capacity in the North East, allowing it to operate 7 days a week in Arunachal, Assam & Tripura. It has been operating its flights 4days a week, covering 8 cities including the Metropolitan city of Kolkata. Flybig Airlines has become very popular among frequent flyers in the Northeast by making air travel convenient at affordable rates.
Today the ATR72-500 in the shining bright fuchsia livery of Flybig, took off on its ferry flight from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad to Guwahati’s LokpriyaGopinathBordoloi International Airport.
Flybig has many firsts under their wings. For the first time, an airline has tied up a GSA arrangement with an Online Travel Agent Platform (OTA). Flybig announced its collaboration with EaseMyTrip in January 2022.
Recently it entered into an agreement with IRCTC under ‘DEKHO APNA DESH’ facilitating the travelers to book air tickets from the IRCTC portal. Flybig was started under the ambit of UDAN Initiative. Now, the new airline has been awarded “Champions of UDAN.” by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in Nov 2021.
Capt. Sanjay Madavia, CMD, Flybig with his team, performed a Puja Ritual and a Coconut Breaking Ceremony when the new plane landed at Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. A water cannon salute was also performed to welcome the sleek new ATR72-500 into the Flybig fleet, with plumes of water ejected from the Crash Fire Tender.
On this occasion Capt. Sanjay Mandavia stated that the arrival of the new plane ATR 72-500 in the Flybig fleet will enhance our flight connectivity in the North Eastern States of India. Further, he stated that North-Eastern states have immense tourism potential with breath-taking beauty landscapes and want more and more people from India to discover the pristine beauty breath-taking landscapes. He also informed Flybig currently operates in three states in North East- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura covering 7 cities Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Lilabari, Rupsi, Pasighat, Tezu, and Agartala