Guwahati: Alliance Air, which recently launched its ATR-42 service in the North Eastern region, is all set to increase its frequency and introduce new flights by the end of next March.

The airlines' managing director, Monet Paes, told the press that the new flights were aimed at improving air connectivity in the region.

Flights would be run between Guwahati and Aizawl while a direct air link between Kolkata and Shillong would be launched by February 15, Paes said.

Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Airlines, launched the operation of ATR-42 aircraft on the Kolkata-Guwahati-Dimapur-Agartala sectors from December 25 2003, he said.

The ATR services were launched with aid from the North-Eastern Council which pledged to provide Rs 35 crore every year for the next three years, he said.

Even though there would be an annual loss of Rs 38 crore for Alliance in the ATR service, the flights would continue as an endeavour to help people living in remote areas, Paes said.

PTI