No Runway? No Problem

摘要

Mihin Rosie regularly travels from her job in southern India to her hometown in the far eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Tibet and Myanmar. She loves catching up with relatives, but the journey is a hard slog. The 29-year-old government employee flies from Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore) to Guwahati, takes a train to Ziro, then rides a bus or car to her family in Hapoli-an 18-hour expedition. Air service between Guwahati and Hapoli could save her 15 hours, she says. But the rural towns don't have modern airports, let alone scheduled service.