Victoria Announces Daily Direct Flights Between Melbourne And Delhi

Victoria is the first state to have secured India’s national airline, Air India to fly daily direct services between Melbourne and Delhi.
Premier John Brumby and Industry and Trade Minister Jacinta Allan today signed a deal with Air India to fly daily direct services between Melbourne and Delhi out of Melbourne Airport, starting from 1 November this year.
Mr Brumby said Air India’s decision to make Melbourne the destination for its first direct international flights to Australia was recognition of Victoria being Australia’s premier destination for Indian tourists and businesses.
“Air India will also be establishing their regional headquarters in Melbourne. This Air India deal will create up to 78 jobs and see up to 123,000 new tourist and business arrivals from India to Victoria each year,” Mr Brumby said.
“This significant move is in part due to the strong ties Victoria shared with India. With daily direct flights between Melbourne and Delhi we expect these ties to become even stronger as more Indian tourists and businesspeople discover Victoria, and more Victorians discover India.”
Mr Brumby said data from Tourism Research Australia late last year showed a 17.4 percent increase in visitors from India to Victoria in the year to March 2010.
21/06/10 GovMonitor

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