(NOVEMBER,
2002)
Air
India to Launch Flights to New Jersey
(November
15, 2002)
KOLKATA:
As part of a major expansion programme, Air
India will launch new flights to New Jersey starting
from December 3.
"We
will also recommence flights to Frankfurt from December
8 next", an Air India spokesman said. The carrier
has embarked on new operations in the aftermath
of registering a profit of Rs 15.44 cr during the
last fiscal year after a gap of six years.
Bodh
Gaya Enters Global Air Map
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(November
13, 2002)
GAYA
(Bihar): International
flight to Gaya, one of the holiest Indian Buddhist
sites, was inaugurated when the first flight from
Sri Lanka arrived in eastern Bodh Gaya city on Wednesday,
November 13.
Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained
enlightenment, is a hotspot for Buddhist pilgrims
from all over the world. Civil Aviation Minister
Shahnawaz Hussain gave a warm welcome to the Sri
Lankan delegation led by Bangala Upattissa, chairman
of the Mahabodhi Society, when they stepped out
of the inaugural flight. Hussain said the direct
flight from Colombo would help the local economy
in a big way.
Sri Lankan envoy to India Mangal Moonsinghe said
it would generate more employment in the region.
"The whole area will develop because people from
all the Buddhist countries will start flying here",
he said.
A Sri Lankan tourist said the direct flight would
give a big fillip to the spiritual aspirations of
his compatriots. "It was a very nice experience.
There were very nice people on board. We have come
to Bodh Gaya temple to do our rituals. I think we
can do all those things with your support," said
the passenger from Sri Lanka.
Every
year more than 50,000 Sri Lankan pilgrims visit
Gaya. For the time being only the national carriers
of Sri Lanka and India will operate in the sector.
Japan's Thai Airways is reported to have evinced
interest to operate bilateral flight services.
Robust
Growth in Global Air Passenger Traffic by 2004:
ICAO
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(November 3, 2002)
NEW
DELHI: Although the world air passenger traffic
had stabilized a year after September 11, the International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has forecast
that it would rebound next year and show a robust
growth in 2004.
Assuming
continuation of restored consumer confidence and
a stable economic and operating environment, global
scheduled passenger traffic growth could be expected
to proceed at five per cent per annum, ICAO said
in its latest survey.
The
world aviation body had earlier ratified new international
security standards and a programme for mandatory
aviation security audits in all 188 member-States,
including India.
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