AirAsia will commence thrice-weekly flights
from Kuala Lumpur to the port city of Visakhapatnam this October.
Speaking to the media during a meeting with
Air Travellers Association in Bengaluru, AirAsia India’s general manager,
Suresh Nair, said that Visakhapatnam has excellent potential because of its
status as an industrial hub and busy port, proximity to significant Buddhist
sites, and imminent investment in tourism development.
K Vijay Mohan, director of Holiday World
Visakhapatnam, said: “Increased connectivity with South-east Asia will add
inbound and outbound tourist flows, and such flights could help the destination
to grow by 30 to 40 per cent annually. The beach resorts and golf courses in
Visakhapatnam, in addition to Buddhist heritage sites, are a definite draw.”
Nair added that depending on the success of
the route, the LCC may run flights between Bangkok and other Indian
destinations too.
SilkAir
currently operates four-times-weekly Singapore-Visakhapatnam flights and Air
India connects the city to Dubai. Carriers such as Air Arabia and
SriLankan Airlines are awaiting the Indian government’s permission to launch
flights to Sharjah and Colombo respectively.
-TTG Asia.
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