Spicejet introduces Pune-Sharjah flight - Indian Express

Express News Service : Pune, Sat Sep 21 2013, 01:40 hrs After Frankfurt and Dubai, Sharjah would be the next destination where Puneities can fly directly. Announcing the new direct flight from Pune to Sharjah on Friday, Kamal Hingorani, senior vice-president, Spicejet, said the company would also start Pune-Bangkok flight from next week. Addressing the media, Hingorani said though no specific sectoral study was done, there was a growing demand for a direct Pune-Sharjah flight. "Sharjah is the twin city of Dubai and a gateway to the Middle East," he said. He said the flight would cater to visiting friends and relatives (VFR) category. The company that is on the offensive to increase its presence and footprint in various sectors in the country, has been operating flights to Sharjah from Varanasi and Lucknow already. Speaking about the growth of international air travel, Hingorani said the sector has seen a growth of 15 per cent in the current fiscal year. "Last year, the growth was at 6 per cent," he said. At present, the Pune-Sharjah flight would operate for four days in a week. Hingorani, however, expressed hope to operate flights on the route every day. The flight (SG051) will depart from Pune airport at 10.30 pm and arrive at Sharjah International Airport at 12.25 am (local time). The return flight will depart from Sharjah at 1.25 am and arrive in Pune at 6.00 am. ALSO READ Hema Malini hands over three babies to adoptive parents Shah Rukh Khan keeps date with bikers in city Army chief visits AFMC, exhorts cadets to be soldier docs Man gets 8-year rigorous imprisonment for raping daughter Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Business - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHG3W5Ds8HJyi3hD8yKEf2PUqr25A&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/spicejet-introduces-punesharjah-flight/1172089/

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