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DIRECT FLIGHTS BOOST AGRA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY
With more and more chartered planes ferrying foreign tourists preferring to land at Agra airport instead of Delhi, the city’s tourism sector has received a major boost, officials say. An average of two flights have been landing in Agra since the beginning of November, increasing tourist inflows by as much as 60 percent, tourism department officials say. These tourists prefer to visit Agra alone, evident by the fact that they return to their respective countries for further sightseeing or holidaying, instead of visiting other places in the country, they added. The new development has also brought some relief to locals involved in tourism related trade, who had been complaining of “the Delhi tourist lobby” allegedly discouraging foreign tourists from staying overnight in Agra. Now more and more tourists are spending several days together in and around Agra, they say.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC GOES DAILY ON UMBAI-LONDON-MUMBAI ROUTE
Virgin Atlantic Airways recently launched its daily flights on the Mumbai-London-Mumbai route. The airline now flies seven flights a week providing a daily connectivity on the route. The daily flight departs every day from Mumbai at 1455 hrs arriving in London Heathrow at 1935 hrs. To commemorate the launch of daily flights from Mumbai, the airline has announced a special return economy fare of Rs 17,777. With the launch of these additional flights, Virgin has increased the total number of flights to 14 on India-UK route up from the current 10.

JET AIRWAYS INAUGURATES CHENNAI-SINGAPORE FLIGHT
Jet Airways recently operated its inaugural flight from Chennai to Singapore. On board, the airline’s guests were six young Indian achievers, each a champion in a different field in the age group of nine to 14 years. These children had been brought to Singapore as young ambassadors of India and Jet Airways. 
During their stay in Singapore, the Singapore Tourism Board played host to them and had organised an interesting tour of the main tourist attractions of Singapore.

KINGFISHER AWARDED 'BEST NEW AIRLINE OF THE YEAR' IN ASIA PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST
Kingfisher Airlines has been recognised and honoured as the ‘Best new airline of 2005’ in the Asia Pacific and Middle East by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). The award was presented to Kingfisher Airlines in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the second Annual Asia Pacific & Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit 2006.