Major community organisations representing Indian expatriates living in and around Ras Al Khaimah have called on the Indian Government to increase the number of daily flights between various Indian cities and the emirate.
The office bearers of eight Indian community Associations in Ras Al Khaimah said they will boycott Air India, the Indian national carrier during the forthcoming summer holiday season, if their demand is not met.
Representatives of the association said for the 450,000-odd Indians living in Ras Al Khaimah there are a very limited number of flights to Indian cities. This forces them to travel by road to Sharjah, Dubai or Abu Dhabi to catch a flight home – a commute of flour hours when flying.
The community members have sent several memorandums and complaints to the new Indian Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi, who has promised to look into the matter.
“It takes minimum four hours by road to reach Sharjah, Dubai or Abu Dhabi Airports and if there is road congestion, some families miss their flights,” said S A Saleem, President Indian Association, Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of Indian School Ras Al Khaimah.
“Around 450,000 Indians alone reside in the catchment area of Ras Al Khaimah. Even though there is an airport in Ras Al Khaimah, there is only one flight operating from this airport to one city in India,” he added, during a media briefing.
25/06/11 VM Sathish/Emirates24/7
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