Singapore flight in limbo

Visakhapatnam: In a major relief to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Silk Air, agreed to extend their cut -off date for a written commitment on extension of watch hours at Vizag airport for one more month. The earlier cut-off date was on Tuesday.
After hectic parleys by local trade personnel and air travellers association here, Silk Air team conducted a field study a few months back and expre-ssed its interest in operating a direct flight from Vizag to Singapore, which connects many Asian countries. It sought a commitment from the AAI on the extension of airport watch hours which is controlled by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC).
Silk Air wanted to operate flight after 10 pm and Vizag airport is open only till 8 pm. The flight operator also announced its schedule to launch the service on October 1 but wanted the watch hour extension commitment by July 31 as it needs at least 2 months to publicise the service.
01/08/12 Deccan Chronicle

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