Scheduled flights to give boost to Goa tourism

Down with the number of tourists, Goa sees greener pastures in scheduled flights linking the world to this tourist heaven in western India.

Goa Tourism Ministry has said the increase in the scheduled flights has given flexibility to visitors to decide on their arrival and departure dates.

“The visitors used to face difficulty during emergencies as they had to wait for their programmed departure through chartered flight. With the commissioning of scheduled flights, they can leave whenever they want,” state Tourism Minister, Fransisco Pacheco told reporters here.

The Minister was addressing media during the launching of scheduled weekly flight operated by Swiss International Airlines connecting Goa to Switzerland.

“This is the sixth scheduled flight to be operated from Goa,” he said.