Friday, June 4, 2010

International low-cost airline to enter market

Saudi-based National Air Services (NAS) Airlines has plans of expanding its routes by operating to three more destinations in India during the next three months, covering Delhi, Calicut and Kochi, a statement by Waleed Al Shaikh, Director Marketing and Communications of Nas Air released on April 18 this year on their website, said.

Nas Air already operates four flights every week between Riyadh and Mumbai and has plans to expand its route map by introducing flights from Riyadh to Delhi, Calicut and Kochi and back. Although a spokesperson in the city refused to divulge any details, sources told FPJ that details of its strategic plans, routes and entry in India would be furnished on April 30. As per the website, the new route feasibility study came after in-depth studies conducted by Nas Air that shows a high demand on this destination in addition to the value expected by facilitating the traffic between Saudi Arabia and other nations.

While the website confirms flights on the Riyadh-Kochi and Riyadh-Calicut sectors to take off on June 1 and July 1 respectively, the airline is yet to announce the date of commencement of flights between Riyadh and Delhi

The above article was extracted from Skyline updates of Skyline College. Skyline College is amongst the top MBA and BBA institutes in Delhi, Gurgaon (NCR).

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