The
Visakhapatnam – Singapore Silk Air flight, the first ever direct international
flight from the city scheduled to be launched on October 28, offers convenient
onward connections to Bangkok, Kaula Lumpur, Hong Kong, Manila, Beijing, Tokyo,
various destinations in Australia and Los Angeles.
Addressing representatives from the industry and air travellers
association at a road show organised at Four Points by Sheraton on Tuesday
evening, Silk Air (Andhra Pradesh) General Manager Vivek Jain gave an overview
of the airline and its operations.
Those having direct tickets to onward destinations like the US
and Australia needn’t go for a baggage check again at Singapore Airport,
provided they catch a connecting flight within a stipulated time after landing.
The same would also apply on the return flights also.
The A 320 aircraft, to be operated by Silk Air, will have both
‘Business’ and ‘Economy’ classes. MI 448 will leave Singapore at 8.25 p.m.
(Singapore local time) and arrive here at 10.05 p.m. (IST) on Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays. MI 447 will leave Visakhapatnam at 10.55 p.m. and reach
Singapore at 5.55 a.m. (Singapore local time). The A 320 would have 12 business
class and 138 economy class seats.
Mr. Vivek said that Silk Air has made an arrangement with Air
India for the benefit of passengers from Visakhapatnam bound for Singapore on
the other four days when there was no direct flight. They could buy a direct
ticket to Singapore for just US $ 55 (Rs.2,800) more than the direct flight
fare. They could catch the AI flight to Hyderabad and catch the Silk Air daily
flight from Hyderabad. Free city tours would be arranged for the passengers in
Singapore, if the transit time for connecting flights was more than five hours.
Chief Executive Officer of Symbiosys Technologies O. Naresh
Kumar appealed to him to consider extension of this facility in the next couple
of days as travellers going to Singapore for the Dasara vacation could take
advantage of it.
Silk Air has extended the inaugural offer of Rs.20,688 from
Visakhapatnam to Singapore and back till October 31 on the plea of VATA. The
special fare will be valid for travel between October 28 and December 15, 2012.
Florence of Singapore Changi Airport spoke.
General Manager (India) of Singapore Airlines G.M. Toh and
Manager of Silk Air, Visakhapatnam, L. Ravindran, VATA leaders Cheruvu
Ramakotaiah and Vishnu Kumar Raju and Shravan Shipping MD G. Sambasiva Rao were
among those who were present.
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