B A Lert
15th Feb 2007, 07:18
I guess Sunfish is too busy out celebrating so his comment/thoughts may not be seen for some time. Is he an adviser to Indian Airlines?
From www.theage.com.au
Indian Airlines to boost Vic employment
February 15, 2007 - 5:54PM
A decision by Indian Airlines to make Melbourne its sole Australian destination will bring an employment boost to Victoria when flights begin this year, Industry Minister Theo Theophanous said.
Mr Theophanous said India's largest airline would fly from five cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Bangalore - to Melbourne via Singapore.
The first flight from New Delhi is due to arrive on November 1 and flights from other cities will begin by January 2008.
"It translates into jobs, jobs, jobs," Mr Theophanous told parliament's upper house.
He said the move reflected the growing relationship the state has with India.
In the year to last September, Victoria hosted 29,000 visitors from India, Mr Theophanous said.
Victoria's Tourism Minister Tim Holding said India's one billion residents, particularly the large middle-class, were an increasingly important visitor market for the state.
"India is the second largest travel market in Asia after China and one of the regions fastest growing markets," Mr Holding said in a written statement.
"Indian Airlines will give Victoria an edge in marketing initiatives for next summer's cricket between Australia and India, as well as programs to develop education and business tourism."
From www.theage.com.au
Indian Airlines to boost Vic employment
February 15, 2007 - 5:54PM
A decision by Indian Airlines to make Melbourne its sole Australian destination will bring an employment boost to Victoria when flights begin this year, Industry Minister Theo Theophanous said.
Mr Theophanous said India's largest airline would fly from five cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Bangalore - to Melbourne via Singapore.
The first flight from New Delhi is due to arrive on November 1 and flights from other cities will begin by January 2008.
"It translates into jobs, jobs, jobs," Mr Theophanous told parliament's upper house.
He said the move reflected the growing relationship the state has with India.
In the year to last September, Victoria hosted 29,000 visitors from India, Mr Theophanous said.
Victoria's Tourism Minister Tim Holding said India's one billion residents, particularly the large middle-class, were an increasingly important visitor market for the state.
"India is the second largest travel market in Asia after China and one of the regions fastest growing markets," Mr Holding said in a written statement.
"Indian Airlines will give Victoria an edge in marketing initiatives for next summer's cricket between Australia and India, as well as programs to develop education and business tourism."