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Airport Director Gagan Malik on Wednesday said around 40 slots had been allotted for charter flights arriving in the State.
“Air Astana has arrived with the first set of international passengers and we will also have SCAT airlines bringing in tourists from Kazakhstan. We have given slots to Rossiya Airlines as well,” Malik told reporters.
“These three airlines have been given around 40 slots but I am expecting these numbers to increase because as confidence grows, more slots will be sought.”
“All protocols are being followed and under air bubble initiative, we are having Air Arabia operating five flights a week and two flights for the UK and one flight to Dubai. Things are improving and looking very promising. We will have more international passengers coming by December end.”
“As far as the domestic sector is concerned, we have crossed the pre-Covid levels long back and we handled as many as 95 departures last Sunday and tourists are coming in a large number to Goa,” said Malik.
