Ticket booking begins for Air India’s Madurai-Singapore flight
With AI entry, IndiGO, Jet Airways bring down fare
It
is official now. Air India Express will start its Madurai-Singapore
direct flight from September 15 with its ticket booking opening on
Wednesday late evening.
“Madurai-Singapore sector has a very good traffic potential. A large number of Tamils, who have settled down in the island nation, regularly visit their ancestral home in the southern hinterland close to Madurai and for pilgrimage in southern districts,” Air India Express Chief Executive Officer K. Shyamsundar said.
Besides, the same flight would provide a non-stop service between New Delhi and Madurai.
Mr. Shyamsundar said that flight timings on both New Delhi-Madurai and Madurai-Singapore sectors are very convenient for the passengers. “Those who leave Delhi at 7 p.m. can reach Madurai at 10.15 p.m., just the right time to hit the bed,” he added.
Will help temple visits
Chairman of TourIST (Tour in South Tamil Nadu) Forum of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry N. Sriram said that now the ethnic Tamils from Singapore could visit Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and four of the six abodes of Lord Murugan located in Madurai, Palani and Tiruchendur.
The lowest one-way fare between Madurai and Singapore was Rs. 7,900. Air India Express would fly a Boeing-737-800 aircraft with a seating capacity of 186 to 189 in an all economy class, he added.
Fares go down
The new flight service would bring down the fare to Singapore, evident from the immediate reaction from IndiGo which reduced its one-way fare to Rs. 4,600 on Madurai-Singapore flight with transit in Chennai, he added. Similarly, Jet Airways had brought down its one-way fare to Rs. 6,700 on the same route.
Mr. Shyamsundar said that Air India Express could lift Madurai’s jasmine and vegetables to Singapore and New Delhi.
According to Madurai Airport Director V.V. Rao, international cargo operation is likely to begin in Madurai soon.
The flights would be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays from Madurai to Singapore. In the return direction, it will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
The Air India Express Singapore flight would leave Madurai for Singapore at 11.15 p.m. and reach Singapore at 6.15 a.m. the next day.
In the return direction, it would leave Singapore at 10.40 a.m. and reach Madurai at 12.25 p.m. It would depart for New Delhi at 1.50 p.m. and reach Delhi at 5.05 p.m.
Commencement of international cargo operation would make the service more viable, Mr. Sriram said.
“Madurai-Singapore sector has a very good traffic potential. A large number of Tamils, who have settled down in the island nation, regularly visit their ancestral home in the southern hinterland close to Madurai and for pilgrimage in southern districts,” Air India Express Chief Executive Officer K. Shyamsundar said.
Besides, the same flight would provide a non-stop service between New Delhi and Madurai.
Mr. Shyamsundar said that flight timings on both New Delhi-Madurai and Madurai-Singapore sectors are very convenient for the passengers. “Those who leave Delhi at 7 p.m. can reach Madurai at 10.15 p.m., just the right time to hit the bed,” he added.
Will help temple visits
Chairman of TourIST (Tour in South Tamil Nadu) Forum of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry N. Sriram said that now the ethnic Tamils from Singapore could visit Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and four of the six abodes of Lord Murugan located in Madurai, Palani and Tiruchendur.
The lowest one-way fare between Madurai and Singapore was Rs. 7,900. Air India Express would fly a Boeing-737-800 aircraft with a seating capacity of 186 to 189 in an all economy class, he added.
Fares go down
The new flight service would bring down the fare to Singapore, evident from the immediate reaction from IndiGo which reduced its one-way fare to Rs. 4,600 on Madurai-Singapore flight with transit in Chennai, he added. Similarly, Jet Airways had brought down its one-way fare to Rs. 6,700 on the same route.
Mr. Shyamsundar said that Air India Express could lift Madurai’s jasmine and vegetables to Singapore and New Delhi.
According to Madurai Airport Director V.V. Rao, international cargo operation is likely to begin in Madurai soon.
The flights would be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays from Madurai to Singapore. In the return direction, it will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
The Air India Express Singapore flight would leave Madurai for Singapore at 11.15 p.m. and reach Singapore at 6.15 a.m. the next day.
In the return direction, it would leave Singapore at 10.40 a.m. and reach Madurai at 12.25 p.m. It would depart for New Delhi at 1.50 p.m. and reach Delhi at 5.05 p.m.
Commencement of international cargo operation would make the service more viable, Mr. Sriram said.
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