Singapore airlines vying for open sky policy with India

Mumbai, Sep 28 (UNI) Singapore airlines is ready for an open sky policy with India and is in talks with the Indian government said Mr Foo Chai Woo, the airline's newly appointed general manager.

Talking to a select group of journalists here today, he said the airlines has an open sky policy with countries such as China, the US, Australia and Thailand. It would be happy to add India in the list, which has immense potential in aviation market.

Mr Foo took over the reigns from Mr B K Ong who had been managing the operations for almost 4 years from the airline's head office in Mumbai.

''There is a great inflow of Indians in Singapore and adjoining areas and the open sky policy will be very helpful in this situation,'' he added.

Mr Foo said, ''India is an exciting market with numerous opportunities that are now available especially in aviation industry.'' Singapore Airlines which started operations to Chennai in 1970, operates 47 weekly flights to eight destinations in India. They are Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Amritsar.

Its subsidiary regional airline 'Silkair' operates five flights to Kochi and four to Thiruvanthapuram.

Singapore Airlines, a star alliance member flies to 91 destinations in 37 countries and will be the first airline in the world to fly in the Airbus A380 in 2006.

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