SilkAir eyes Nepal
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Popularly known as the ‘Manchester’ of South India, Coimbatore (also referred to as Kovai) is known for its textile factories, engineering firms, automobile parts manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions.
SilkAir said “the city’s buoyant economic growth offers favourable prospects for business traffic and commercial cargo on SilkAir’s service”.
Coimbatore is the airline’s third destination in South India, after Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
SilkAir is also looking to launch flights to Kathmandu, Nepal later this year. Pending government approval, the airline hopes to introduce a thrice-weekly service between Singapore and Nepal’s capital city.
With no direct flights between both cities, the extended coverage of the joint SilkAir-Singapore Airlines network is expected to boost traffic to Kathmandu through Singapore’s Changi Airport.
“Both cities are well aligned with SilkAir’s network and our vision of championing access to new points in Asia,” said SilkAir’s Chief Executive, Mr. Chin Yau Seng.
SilkAir also plans to boost capacity on existing routes when its Northern Winter schedule comes into effect on 28 October 2007.
The airline will operate more flights to Yangon, Thiruvananthapuram, Siem Reap, Phuket, Langkawi, and Kota Kinabalu.
With the additional flights, SilkAir will operate more than 400 scheduled weekly services this Northern Winter, a growth of 15% over last year.
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