AirAsia to operate flight service from Port Blair to Kuala Lumpur from Saturday Port

AirAsia volition run an planetary formation from Port Blair successful Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Kuala Lumpur successful Malaysia connected Saturday, officials said. Presently nary planetary airlines run from Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport.

Speaking to PTI, Chief Airport and Customer Experience Officer, AirAsia, Kesavan Sivanandam said, "It is simply a important milestone due to the fact that it volition beryllium the first-ever planetary formation from Port Blair. Our motto is not lone looking astatine commercialized viability but besides connecting people. I would similar to convey the section medication for each their support." 

Tour operators successful Andaman consciousness that the commencement of AirAsia flights to Malaysia volition beryllium a large crippled changer successful the tourism assemblage successful Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Southeast Asia.

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"I would similar to convey my sincere acknowledgment and congratulations to AirAsia for taking this inaugural to widen aerial connectivity from Andaman and Nicobar Islands to South East Asia. The Airports Authority of India has invested a batch successful strengthening some crushed and aerial navigation infrastructure to boost the aerial connectivity of the region," Airport Director, Port Bliar, Devender Yadav said.

"Tourism is the backbone of the system of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and airports are 1 of the large enablers to boost tourism successful the region. The collaborative and sustained efforts from each stakeholders volition instrumentality civilian aviation successful the national territory to caller heights," helium said.