Two more international flights from Coimbatore

Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Airport in the last two years despite being non-metropolitan has seen more than 100 per cent growth. The commencement of services by three international airliners has made October a milestone in the history of Coimbatore Airport.
On October 1, Air Arabia, the low-cost carrier of the United Arab Emirates commenced its twice-a-week service to Sharjah on Mondays and Fridays. Air Arabia has plans to make it thrice a week in its winter schedule beginning October-end. Coimbatore – Sharjah is already served by India’s national carrier Indian.
Airport Director K. Hemalatha told The Hindu that in the last week of October, Silk Air would commence thrice-a-week service in the last week of October to Singapore. The services would be operated on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Sri Lankan Airlines would also commence a weekly thrice service on the same days. However, Silk Air has sanction for even seven days a week while Sri Lankan has sanction for five days a week but depending on patronage and occupancy, the airliners are expected to increase their frequency.
15/10/07 V.S. Palaniappan/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007, Foreign Oct 2007