Newmai News Network Imphal | April 7 Air Asia has started direct flights between Imphal and Delhi from today. It will operate seven days a week and the daily scheduled arrival to and departure from Imphal is 12.25 pm and 12.55 pm respectively. "This development is an outcome of the North East Development Summit (NEDS) held on November 21 and 22, 2017," said an official statement. The State Government of Manipur and the private airlines company inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the two-day summit inaugurated by the President of India, Ramnath Kovind at Imphal. The MoU was signed under Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s initiative towards enhancing connectivity between Manipur and the rest of the country. It may be mentioned that in a press conference held on January 4 last, the Chief Minister informed the media that he had talked with the authorities of Air Asia and Airports Authority of India regarding launching of daily Imphal-Delhi direct flights from the first week of April.
