Port Blair: Private airline GoAir today announced 30 per cent concession on base fare of its flights operating to and from Port Blair throughout the year for residents of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"It is indeed very satisfying to make our humble contribution in the development of Port Blair ... by connecting it to several Indian cities on the mainland," GoAir Vice President (Airports, Customer Services & Nodal Officer) Kamal Kikani said here.
"There is an immense scope to increase tourist traffic to the islands leading to the development of the local economy, employment opportunities, support services and quality of life in general," he told a press conference.
The service would start from October 1. "The A&N Islands need to be given a special status like Jammu & Kashmir and also improved air connectivity for an all round development," Islands Lt Governor A K Singh said.
28/08/14 PTI/Economic Times
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"It is indeed very satisfying to make our humble contribution in the development of Port Blair ... by connecting it to several Indian cities on the mainland," GoAir Vice President (Airports, Customer Services & Nodal Officer) Kamal Kikani said here.
"There is an immense scope to increase tourist traffic to the islands leading to the development of the local economy, employment opportunities, support services and quality of life in general," he told a press conference.
The service would start from October 1. "The A&N Islands need to be given a special status like Jammu & Kashmir and also improved air connectivity for an all round development," Islands Lt Governor A K Singh said.
28/08/14 PTI/Economic Times
