SilkAir may start Coimbatore operations by '08

Coimbatore: Buoyed by growing passenger traffic and aircraft movement at Coimbatore airport, SilkAir, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, plans to introduce its services here.
"Considering the huge outflow of passengers from this region to nations like China and Singapore for textile-related business activities, SilkAir may soon operate from the Coimbatore airport," Sanjay Cherian, passenger sales officer, Singapore Airlines, said here.
Although he remained non-committal on the timeline for the start of operations, sources say it is likely to happen by 2008.
“SilkAir did a feasibility study a few months ago on operating its flights out of Coimbatore airport. We got positive results but the plans were put on the back-burner due to infrastructural hurdles such as inadequate parking bays at the airport. Now that the upgradation work is going on, we are ready to start our operations from Coimbatore,” Cherian said.
28/08/06 Business Standard

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