Thiruvananthapuram: Six airlines, including four from abroad, are completing the formalities to operate flights to and from Thiruvanthapuram international airport.
The first among the six to operate to the State capital will be Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The airline will resume its direct flights from December 15 in the Bahrain-Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain sector after a gap of over three years.
Air Asia; RAK Airways, the national airline of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE; Malindo Air, based in Malaysia and headquartered in Petaling Jaya; had approached the Airports Authority of India (AAI) expressing interest to operate to Thiruvananthapuram. The Bangalore-based ABC Airways and Vijayawada-based Air Costa had also approached the authorities seeking permission to fly to the city.
Gulf Air, which suspended its flights to the State capital in July 2010 citing low profitability in the Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain- Thiruvananthapuram sector, will operate five weekly flights in the sector.
22/11/13 Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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The first among the six to operate to the State capital will be Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The airline will resume its direct flights from December 15 in the Bahrain-Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain sector after a gap of over three years.
Air Asia; RAK Airways, the national airline of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE; Malindo Air, based in Malaysia and headquartered in Petaling Jaya; had approached the Airports Authority of India (AAI) expressing interest to operate to Thiruvananthapuram. The Bangalore-based ABC Airways and Vijayawada-based Air Costa had also approached the authorities seeking permission to fly to the city.
Gulf Air, which suspended its flights to the State capital in July 2010 citing low profitability in the Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain- Thiruvananthapuram sector, will operate five weekly flights in the sector.
22/11/13 Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
