Kohima: Nagaland Lok Sabha MP Supongmeren Jamir wants Air India Express flights back in the air. He sent a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu demanding the return of service across the Bengaluru, Kolkata, Guwahati, Dimapur, and Imphal sector. The flights are gone.
The Delhi to Dimapur route via Kolkata and Guwahati sat suspended for nearly a year. Jamir says this caused immense inconvenience to people in Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur. Things got worse on August 1, 2026, when the airline axed its Bengaluru, Kolkata, Guwahati, and Dimapur connection entirely. Air travel to the Northeast just hit a wall.
Students, patients, business travelers, and government officials now face limited options. Jamir wants the Ministry of Civil Aviation to either force the airline to resume these specific routes or bring in another carrier to fill the gap. He argued that restoring the services would significantly ease travel for the region.
The MP framed his request as a humanitarian issue. He told the minister that the matter needs top priority to serve the public interest. The region needs these connections restored immediately.
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