New Delhi, July 5, 2005
IANS
NRI News:
Air-India has unveiled its new plans for East and
Southeast Asia by announcing flights to Hong Kong,
Seoul, Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from New
Delhi Thursday.
"Earlier, flyers had to go through various hubs
for connecting flights to travel east. But with the
new non-stop flights to these destinations, they can
now fly conveniently and in comfort," said Air-India's
commercial manager V.K. Verma.
To aid the expansion, Air-India plans to acquire
three more Airbus A-310 aircraft that would help with
the scheduling of these non-stop flights, Verma told
reporters here.
The New Delhi-Hong Kong-Seoul flights will initially
be operated four times a week - Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays - at return fares of Rs.31,600
($725).
On the Bangkok route, Air-India will operate six
flights a week with the lowest return ticket costing
Rs.12,500 ($290).
Verma also said there were plans to consolidate existing
routes in the eastern sector. Among them, Air-India
will double the two weekly flights between New Delhi
and Shanghai from July 27.
The airline will also increase its direct flights
to Kuala Lumpur from thrice a week to a daily service
from this winter, he added.
