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VIJAYAWADA: The long wait for international flights from Vijayawada airport is all set to come to an end. The first international flight is flying from Vijayawada to Singapore on October 25.
The international flight services will be operated by IndiGo.Though Gannavaram airport got international status in May 2017, the beginning of international flight services has taken a lot of time. The international flight service scheduled to start on October 2, was delayed.
Earlier, several airlines which evoke Gannavaram airport backed out. Air India proposed to operate in Dubai from Vijayawada early this year. However, clearance was not given for the operation of the service due to security reasons.
Meanwhile, the airport has been established by the Singapore-based SilkAir and the Dubai-based airline Emirates and Flydubai. Finally, IndiGo has come to Vijayawada to Singapore.
Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary, Energy, I & I, CRDA, announced that it would be operating from October 25. The flights will fly from Vijayawada to Singapore and vice versa.
Speaking to TNIE, Virender Singh, CEO of the AP Airports Development Corporation, said, "The much awaited international air traffic services will start on Thursday. IndiGo will officially announce the operation of international flights by Monday. All we want to be able to travel to Hyderabad to Singapore. "
The airfare is likely to be below Rs 10,000. As of now, Gannavaram Airport with 26 flights and over 50 services, handles about one lakh passengers a month.
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