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The air service with Cooch Behar district in West Bengal which had resumed recently after a gap of 16 years has come to a halt.
Formal services on the route had began on September 5, but private carrier North-East Shuttle ran it irregularly for just eight days citing various reasons, Transport Secretary Mr B P Gopalika told PTI here.
The last flight took off on October 3, and the operator assured that it would resume operations from the middle of November, but did not do so, Mr Gopalika said.
The West Bengal government has issued notice to the private operator last week for its failure to provide regular services on the air route.
“The airlink between Kolkata and Cooch Behar failed due to total breach of trust by the North-East Shuttle,” he said.
Mr Gopalika said irregular service by the operator was a gross violation of the agreement and it could no longer claim subsidy.
“We have given a notice to the operator asking why the agreement signed by the state government should not be terminated because of breach of trust,” he said.
“If the operator fails to comply, the agreement with it will be scrapped and we will find a new one on a long term basis,” he said.
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