Flying to Malaysia to get cheaper

New Delhi: Flying to Malaysia could soon get cheaper for both small town Indians and people living in Metros. India has signed a pact with Kuala Lumpur that will allow designated airlines of both sides to operate any number of services to and from 18 tourist destinations here like Lucknow, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Jaipur and Port Blair.
Moreover, the pact will allow designated low cost carriers of both countries to operate on this route and Indian passengers can soon look forward to lower than the Rs 18,000-20,000 (with taxes) fare they pay on legacy carriers for a return ticket to Kuala Lumpur.
This agreement came when the two sides held talks last week in Kuala Lumpur to resolve the deadlock over allowing AI Express and Air Sahara (now Jetlite) to fly there. Led by aviation secretary Ashok Chawla, India signed an agreement for "multiple designations" that will enable the countries to "designate any number of airlines as they wish to operate on the India-Malaysia route."
17/07/07 Times of India

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2007