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Indian Government in discussions with Western Australia over direct flights

by Janam Web Desk
Oct 25, 2018, 01:10 pm IST
in India
New Delhi: The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha met with the Western Australian Tourism Minister  Paul Papalia here to receive further commitments from the Western Australian State Government to establish direct non-stop flights between India and Perth.

The Ministers said the discussions were positive, agreeing there would be benefits for both Western Australia and India if a direct service was established. The Chairman and Managing Director of Air India,Pradeep Kharola was also present in the meeting.

India is already a fast growing market for Western Australia with the number of visitors increasing by 38 per cent from the year ending December 2015 to the same period in 2017. The Western Australia Government has recently committed funds to market the State to Indian consumers for the first time and has appointed a dedicated marketing representative based in Mumbai.

Air India has agreed to explore the business case for the route. Jayant Sinha said that “India and Australia share strong trade, investment, sporting and education ties. Direct connectivity between India and Australia has the potential to deepen these relationships.”

After the meeting, Paul Papalia said that the meeting was extremely productive and significantly progressed our efforts towards establishing direct flights between India and Perth.”  He said that “the Western Australian Government is serious about growing the number of visitors travelling to Western Australia from India, which is why we have committed marketing funds for the first time and appointed a market representative to work with travel trade and Tourism Australia to promote the State.” He added that “our extraordinary State has much to offer Indian travellers, whether they’re visiting for business, education or leisure.” He said that “Perth boasts the best hotels in Australia, with more than 3,000 new rooms opening in the past few years. It is also the perfect launching pad to visit our spectacular regions.”

 

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