Singapore, 09 October 2019: GoAir, India’s fastest growing airline, announces direct flights to Singapore from India. GoAir will directly connect Singapore to two cities of India - Bengaluru; four days a week and Kolkata; three days a week. Flight operations from Singapore will commence on 19th October 2019. Singapore becomes the 3rd in Southeast Asia, 8th international and 33rd sequential destination for GoAir.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir, said: “The introduction of flights to and from Singapore is a turning point in the history of GoAir. Singapore carries the distinction of being an important leisure destination as well as an established business hub. It is in this regard that GoAir will work closely with the Singapore Tourism Board and all such like minded organizations that can further the cause of tourism in India as well as Singapore.”

Mr. GB Srithar, Regional Director (India, Middle East & South Asia), Singapore Tourism Board said, “We are excited and happy to welcome GoAir to Singapore. In expanding its flight network by connecting Kolkata and Bengaluru with Singapore, it will give wider flight choices and travel time options to travellers from two of our very important visitor source cities. India is the third largest visitor source market for Singapore and flight connectivity from 15 points across India has enabled the good number of travellers. In 2018, Singapore received more than one million visitors from India for the fourth time in a row. India is also the top source market for cruise travel. As we enter the year-end holiday and festival season, it is a great time to visit Singapore. While travellers can enjoy Little India decked out for Deepavali celebrations and Orchard Road soon to be lit up for Christmas, they could also experience new offerings like Jewel Changi Airport, Rainforest Lumina at the Singapore Zoo and a variety of tours to see Singapore up close and personal.”

India has a wide variety of tourist attractions that it has to offer. Right from the pristine beaches of Kerala and Goa to the picturesque Himalayas. GoAir has a strong network of connecting flights from Kolkata and Bangalore to cities across India, which will aid flyers from Singapore to explore India with ease. As for Indian travelers, Singapore is a famous tourist destination majorly because of the hassle-free convenient visa regime and a long list of tourist attractions across the country.

GoAir’s inaugural flight - G8 28 - will depart from Singapore Changi Airport on 19th October 2019 at 04:50 hours and arrive in Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport 07:35 hours. Flight G8 27 will depart from Bengaluru on 20th October 2019 at 19:45 hours and will arrive in Singapore on 21st October 2019 at 03:20 hours.

The flight G8 36 from Singapore Changi Airport will depart on 20th October 2019 at 04:40 hours and arrive in Kolkata’ Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport at 06:25 hours. Flight G8 35 from Kolkata to Singapore will depart on 22nd October 2019 at 20:45 hours and reach Singapore at 03:35 hours, on 23rd October 2019.

Introductory fares from Singapore to Kolkata start from SGD 153.60 and from Kolkata to Singapore start at SGD 138.44. And fares from Singapore to Bengaluru start at SGD 184.32 and from Bengaluru to Singapore start at SGD 137.35.

GoAir currently operates 325+ daily flights and carried around 13.91 lakh passengers in the month of August 2019. GoAir flies to 25 domestic destinations including Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kannur, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi and Srinagar. GoAir flies to 8 international destinations, including Phuket, Malé (seasonal), Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Dubai, Kuwait and now Singapore.

Effective 19th October 2019, flight schedule Singapore – Bengaluru – Singapore:

Effective 19th October 2019, flight schedule Kolkata – Singapore – Kolkata:

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