New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Akasa Air became the first airline to operate from the newly constructed terminal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport (LGBI) in Guwahati.

In an official release, the airline stated that its inaugural flight on February 22, 2026, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 13:40 hrs and landed at Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport at 16:45 hrs. The return flight from Guwahati departed at 17:20 hrs and arrived in Mumbai at 21:10 hrs.

To mark the commencement of the inaugural flight, a ceremonial lamp-lighting was held at Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in the presence of Bhavin Joshi, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President - Strategy, Akasa Air, a...