Spice route november 2016 issue

The Cheraw, or bamboo dance,
being performed at Aizawl
Continuing with its
endeavour to
provide the best
connectivity to the
Indian flyer,
SpiceJet has recently
added three new stations on its wide
network. With a special focus on North-
East India, two of these destinations,
Aizawl and Silchar, are growing cities in
Mizoram and Assam, respectively. The
third, Gorakhpur, an important city in
Uttar Pradesh, is one of the major
commercial hubs just before the Nepal
border.
BRAND NEW
DESTINATIONS
SPICEJET EXPANDS ITS NETWORK WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CITIES
AIZAWL: CITY ON A HILL
History and the modern age fuse
seamlessly in Aizawl. After all, the
capital city of Mizoram is 112 years old. It
has been the capital since 1987, the year
Mizoram was designated a state. It is
believed that Mizos settled here from
China around 300 years ago. They were
followed by a succession of tribal chiefs
and kings. With the advent of British
rule came the missionaries who
converted large swathes of the
population to Christianity.
The economy is mostly agrarian in
nature. But with the advent of tourism,
the manufacture and sale of local, handcrafted
products has also taken off.
Located at a height of more than 1,000 m,
the hill city is well-connected by air and
road. On one side are the peaks of
NOW FLYING
SpiceJet has direct flights from Kolkata
and Guwahati to Aizawl and connecting
flights from other major cities. Log on to
www.spicejet.com for details
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