Airlines to add flights to meet demand

New Delhi: From October, travellers will have more flights to choose from while going to various international destinations including Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
The start of the airline winter schedule, which globally starts in October, will see several airlines including Air China, Thai Airways International and Malaysian increasing the frequency of flights to and from India.
From October 2, Thai Airways will offer 10 weekly flights from Mumbai to Bangkok up from the current daily service operated on the sector. In the same month, it also plans to operate three more flights a week from Bangalore. Similarly, Singapore Airline hopes to be able to offer a double daily flight between Delhi and Singapore by the end of the year.
Air China will offer a daily service between Delhi and Beijing from October up from three weekly flights being operated currently, the airline’s country manager, Zhao told Business Line. “We are extremely bullish on India and will look to serve Mumbai and Kolkata as the next step,” Zhao added.
One of the primary reasons for airlines adding flights to India is the increase in travel between India and the world.
27/07/08 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2008