Thiruvananthapuram: After three years, chartered flights from Moscow and Ekaterinburg in Russia will start arriving here from the third week of October, raising hopes of a good tourist season among the hospitality and travel industry here.
A flight from Ekaterinburg, the fourth largest city in Russia, with 284 tourists is to touch down at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport around 10 a.m. on October 18. Confirming the arrival of the flights, Airport Director V.N. Chandran said it would be the maiden chartered flight to land at the airport after the commissioning of the world-class terminal at the airport.
Since 2009, no chartered flights have touched down at the State capital, mainly due to poor response from foreign tourists. The beach resort of Kovalam was badly hit by the lack of chartered flight operations.
19/09/12 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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A flight from Ekaterinburg, the fourth largest city in Russia, with 284 tourists is to touch down at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport around 10 a.m. on October 18. Confirming the arrival of the flights, Airport Director V.N. Chandran said it would be the maiden chartered flight to land at the airport after the commissioning of the world-class terminal at the airport.
Since 2009, no chartered flights have touched down at the State capital, mainly due to poor response from foreign tourists. The beach resort of Kovalam was badly hit by the lack of chartered flight operations.
19/09/12 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
