COIMBATORE: SilkAir’s recent launch of an additional flight on the Coimbatore-Singapore route, increasing the frequency to four flights a week, is a clear sign of the changing travel and tourism preferences of people of Western Tamil Nadu. Singapore Airlines would also respond positively if the local airports are expanded to facilitate the landing of fat bellied and wide bodied airbuses, said G M Toh, general manager, Singapore Airlines, India.
Talking to reporters in Coimbatore on Wednesday in presence of Singapore Tourism Board’s South Asia area director G B Srithar, Toh said Singapore is open to investing heavily in the aviation sector to link Coimbatore to the rest of the world through Singapore. “The present airport requires expansion, mainly its runway, which will then allow us to improve the city’s connectivity,” he said.
Srithar said that industrialists of Western Tamil Nadu who previously preferred traveling to US and Europe on holidays, are now turning their attention to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries closer to India. “The new garden by the bay has attracted many tourists to Singapore. Spanning a total of 101h, it is in the heart of the island nation’s Marina Bay. It has three water-front gardens-Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. It is a brilliant display of horticulture and garden artistry,” he said. “All our tourism activities ensure environmental sustainability. We are also undertaking energy conservation and protection of lakes and water bodies,” said Srithar.
According to TOH, Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have a combined network covering 11 Indian cities with 99 weekly services to Singapore and efficient connections to more than 100 cities.
Coimbatore: The recent commencement of an additional Silkair flight between Coimbatore and Singapore, increasing the frequency to four flights a week, is indicative of changing travel and tourism preferences of people of Western Tamil Nadu and the Singapore Airlines would respond positively if the local airport gets expanded to facilitate landing of fat bellied and wide bodied airbuses, Said G M Toh, India General Manager of Singapore Airlines.
Interacting with media in Coimbatore on Wednesday with Singapore Tourism Board’s South Asia area director G B Srithar, Toh said Singapore can invest heavily on the aviation sector to link Coimbatore to the rest of the world through Singapore. The present airport requires expansion mainly on its runway and things would be easier after that,” he said. Detailing the facilities available for Indians in the major tourism hub of the east, Srithar said even industrialists of Western Tamil Nadu who used to travel to US and Europe for their holidays are now showing willingness to spend time in Singapore and nearby countries like Malaysia and Thailand.
There are many novel attractions waiting for Indians and they include a garden by the bay. It spans a total of 101 heactres of prime land at the heart of country’s new downtown Marina Bay. It has three water-front gardens-Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. All together, it is a showcase of horticulture and garden artistsry,” he said. All our tourism activities are on by abiding to environmental sustainability rules. We are also undertaking energy conservation, protection of lakes and water bodies etc,” said Srithar. According to TOH, Singapore Airlines and Silkair have a combined network of eleven cities in India with 99 weekly services to Singapore and efficient connections to more than 100 cities beyond.
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