Paramount set to take off from Kolkata

Kolkata: Good news for fliers from Kolkata. At a time when several international airlines are withdrawing operations from the city, the Chennai-based Paramount Airways is all set to start operations from here on April 22, in all probability. Besides the business class traveller, the airline will provide good connectivity to those visiting various cities down south for regular medical check-ups.
The airline will start off with one daily flight to Chennai that will take off at 1.25 and reach its destination at 3.30 pm. "The best part of the schedule is that passengers will find more convenient to connect other destinations like Madurai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Bangalore and Hyderabad," said M Thiagarajan, managing director of Paramount Airways.
It was just last month that Thiagarajan met chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to discuss Kolkata as the gateway to its north-eastern operations. Bhattacharya had requested him to start operations for domestic as well as international sectors from the city.
Apart from the Chennai flight, the airline will also start its Agartala via Guwahati operation the same day. The Kolkata-Guwahati flight will take off at 9.35 am. Although the airline, with all business class seats, is yet to announce its fare. Sources said the promotional fare may vary between Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000.
10/04/09 Times of India

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