Kolkata: Flight connections to Shanghai and Siam Reap, the temple town famous for Angkor Wat, will be reinstated from Oct ahead of the Durga Puja holidays. The city will also get another flight to Singapore from next month. At present, Singapore Airlines operates daily flights between Kolkata and Singapore City.
An airline official said all three flights would commence from Oct 1. “In Oct, the airline is also introducing twice-a-week flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok on Oct 1, Gaya to Bangkok on Oct 26 and Guwahati to Bangkok on Oct 27. The following month on Nov 20, a flight will start from Mumbai to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania,” an airline official said.
Sources in the industry said the conflict in West Asia and the flight disruptions that had followed had led to a sharp decline in passenger loads, forcing airlines to suspend flights on multiple sectors. The flights open up a lot more travel options,” said Punjabi. Let’s hope that happens,” he said.
the flight to Singapore would operate six days-a-week (other than Tuesday) While the flight to Shanghai would operate daily. The flight to Siam Reap is three days-a-week: Monday, Thursday and Saturday. But with the Durga Puja festival round the corner, carriers that operate from India, including IndiGo, are introducing multiple international flights. Travel Agents Federation of India chairman (east) Anil Punjabi welcomed the return of flights to Kolkata. “Coming after the tragedy in Nepal, this is a welcome change. Travel Agents Association of India chairman (east) Anjani Dhanuka felt the return of IndiGo flights will encourage other carriers, both Indian and international, to connect with Kolkata. “We need a flight connection to Europe. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata