As the monsoons bid adieu and the winter season is ahead of us, it’s the best time to visit the land of picturesque glaciers and quaint meadows, Sikkim. As perfect timing has it, with the inauguration of Pakyong Airport this Monday, September 24, one... read more

With Pakyong airport, inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sikkim in no time is going to be on the world aviation map. read more

Heavy rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh killing six people and blocking roads, officials said on Monday. Many roads including several national highways have been blocked due to landslides across the state. The tourist town of Manali has been cut off after an overflowing Beas river submerged roads after torrential rain during the last 24 hours.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated Pakyong airport, about 30km from state capital Gangtok, bringing Sikkim on to the aviation map and liberating the tiny Himalayan state from its critical dependence on a sole highway for connectivity with the rest of the country. Landlocked Sikkim has no rail link . The nearest airport in West Bengal’s Bagdogra is 125 km away. Commercial flights would begin from October 4 when SpiceJet would start its daily Kolkata-Sikkim flights. The project was built at a cost of cost of Rs 605.59 crore. (HT Correspondent)read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sikkim’s first airport in Pakyong. The project was built at a cost of cost of Rs 605.59 crore. Here are the highlights. read more

Sikkim’s Pakyong airport, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Monday, is spread over 990 acres and is the first greenfield airport to be constructed in the Northeast. read more

Pakyong is a Greenfield airport that will circumvent the need for a five-hour journey through mountainous roads and bring citizens of Sikkim closer to the state capital. read more

Commercial flights would begin from October 4 when Spicejet would start its daily Kolkata-Sikkim flights. The project was built at a cost of cost of Rs 605.59 crore. read more

Until now, tourists as well as local travellers had to spend 4-5 hours to reach the nearest airport Bagdogra in West Benga. read more

Low-cost airline SpiceJet has been granted permission to fly to Pakyong from Kolkata under the civil aviation ministry’s regional connectivity scheme. read more

Built at a cost of 300 crores, the airport at an altitude of 4,700 feet will be among the five highest airports in the country. read more