{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Airlines Cutting Flights From Agartala, Tripura Minister Seeks Centre's Help",
  "summary": "Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu over airlines cutting flights to Agartala, warning of rising fares and shrinking connectivity to major cities.",
  "content": "Tripura's Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, asking him to step in as airlines cut back services to and from Agartala, warning that the state's air connectivity is under serious strain.\n\nAirlines scaling back Agartala routes\nIn his letter dated August 11, Chowdhury pointed out that Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo and Akasa Air have all either withdrawn, trimmed or announced plans to stop flying on several routes linked to Agartala over the past few months. Air India has already scaled down its schedule and is set to shut its Agartala-Guwahati route from October 22. Air India Express has cut back on key connections as well, including its Agartala-Bagdogra-Bengaluru service, which is expected to be dropped altogether. IndiGo, meanwhile, plans to pull its direct Agartala-Hyderabad flight starting October 1, and Akasa Air is preparing to exit the Agartala market entirely from October 22, ending all its services there. The minister added that connectivity to Shillong, Aizawl and the direct link to Chennai from Agartala has already taken a hit.\n\nFewer seats, higher fares\nChowdhury noted that this pullback is happening even as demand for flights out of Tripura keeps growing, and it has already made it harder for residents to reach major cities. With capacity shrinking, ticket prices have jumped sharply on routes such as Agartala-Kolkata, Agartala-Delhi, Agartala-Guwahati and Agartala-Bengaluru. He said the combination of costlier tickets and fewer available seats is hitting passengers hard, particularly those flying out for medical treatment, higher education, business commitments, government work and other pressing needs.\n\nMinister seeks Centre's intervention\nChowdhury has asked Naidu to personally take up the matter with the airlines involved and push them to reconsider their decisions. He has also requested the Centre to explore every possible option to bring back the flights that have been withdrawn, keep the remaining services running, and add capacity on the routes from Agartala that see the highest demand.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Cuts in flights connecting the Northeast affect travellers nationwide who rely on Agartala routes for medical care, studies or business, since fewer flights are pushing ticket prices higher.\n• In Tripura: With flights to Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru being cut or withdrawn, people in Tripura will find it costlier and harder to reach major cities for treatment, education or urgent work.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Which airlines are cutting flights to Agartala?\nAir India, Air India Express, IndiGo and Akasa Air have withdrawn, reduced or proposed to discontinue services on routes connecting Agartala.\n\n2. When will Air India stop its Agartala-Guwahati flight?\nAir India is expected to stop the Agartala-Guwahati service from October 22.\n\n3. What is happening to IndiGo's Agartala-Hyderabad flight?\nIndiGo has proposed to withdraw its direct Agartala-Hyderabad flight from October 1.\n\n4. Is Akasa Air leaving Agartala entirely?\nYes, Akasa Air is scheduled to discontinue all its services from Agartala from October 22.\n\n5. Which routes have already been affected?\nAgartala-Shillong, Agartala-Aizawl and the direct Agartala-Chennai service have already been affected.\n\n6. Why have airfares risen?\nThe reduction in flight capacity has pushed up fares sharply on routes like Agartala-Kolkata, Agartala-Delhi, Agartala-Guwahati and Agartala-Bengaluru.\n\n7. Who wrote to the Centre about this issue?\nTripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury wrote to Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on August 11.\n\n8. What has the minister asked the Centre to do?\nHe has asked the Centre to intervene with the airlines, restore withdrawn flights, retain existing services and increase capacity on high-demand routes.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/tripura/agartala-se-uranen-ghatin-tripura-ke-mntri-ne-centre-se-mangi-madada-15890",
  "category": "Tripura",
  "publishedAt": "2026-08-12",
  "tags": [
    "Agartala flights",
    "Tripura aviation",
    "Air India",
    "IndiGo",
    "Akasa Air",
    "flight connectivity",
    "airfare hike",
    "Sushanta Chowdhury"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}