Russian flight to kick off tourist season

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Oct 2, 2024, 12:15 AM IST

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Goa’s charter season begins today with the arrival of the first direct Aeroflot flight from Russia at Manohar International Airport, Mopa.

Two flights from Russia are scheduled to arrive at 8 am and 9 am today, carrying around 350 passengers. Five weekly flights are planned through October and this frequency will increase to six flights per week.

One flight arrives from Moscow and another from Yekaterinburg, both managed by Concord Exotic Voyages (I) Pvt Ltd.

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Issues at stake as Goa opens doors for tourists today

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Oct 2, 2024, 12:15 AM IST

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PANAJIAs Goa welcomes its first charter flight today -- marking the start of the 2024-25 tourist season -- the State continues to grapple with long-standing issues right from transportation to parking woes, cleanliness, poor road infrastructure and inadequate waste management.The never-ending conflict between tourist taxi operators and cab aggregators has been widely debated on social media with most comments reflecting dissatisfaction with taxi services and visitor travel…