Saudia Flights to Calicut, Lucknow and Bangalore

Riyadh: Under a new aviation agreement between the Kingdom and India, Saudi Arabian Airlines is to extend its operations to new Indian destinations, such as Calicut, Lucknow and Bangalore, while Air-India will introduce a new service to the Madinah International Airport in addition to its existing services to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah.
The decision was taken at a meeting held Wednesday in Jeddah to review the bilateral air services agreement between the two countries. R.K. Singh, joint secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, led the Indian team while Dr. Mohammed R. Beranji, vice president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the Saudi Arabian side.
According to sources, Saudi Arabian Airlines will also fly to cities such as Ahmedabad, Trivandrum and Kolkatta in the second phase of the agreement and two private airlines from India will be given permission to come to Riyadh and Dammam.
26/01/08 Mohammed Rasooldeen/Arab News, Saudi Arabia

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