Qatar: Airlines gear up for mad rush for tickets

Doha: In view of the reported directives issued by the Ministry of Education to the private schools to curtail their summer vacations, airlines have geared up to cope with the possible rush of expats during June-end and mid-August. With private schools forced to curtail their summer holidays by more than half a month, the airlines expect a real scramble for tickets.
"We normally experience a rush during the summer holidays. This time we expect an added incoming rush. But we have adequate flights to cope with the situation", said Debashish Golder, manager, Air-India, Qatar. Indian Airlines is also toying with the idea of operating additional flights. " It's too premature to say whether the curtailment of the holiday would lead to a rush. But we are prepared to cope up with the situation. But it is for the headquarters to decide what kind of arrangements are to be made," said Vinodkumar, manager, Indian Airlines, Qatar. 10/04/06 Peninsula On-line, Qatar

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