Pune to have direct flights to Singapore from December 2

Starting on December 2, Pune can have direct connectivity with Singapore as Vistara has introduced a brand new route with 4 flights per week.

The airline mentioned Friday that it will fly its A321neo plane from Pune to Singapore in a three-class configuration.

The Vistara flights between Pune and Singapore can have a beginning value of Rs 17,799 (for economic system tickets), which can go as much as Rs 82,999 for business-class tickets. Consumers can ebook Pune-Singapore tickets for Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The tickets shall be obtainable on the identical days.

Similarly, Mumbai-Kathmandu flight tickets will be purchased for Rs 17,899 for economic system class and Rs 51,999 for enterprise class. The flights shall be obtainable each day.

While on a Pune tour, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia mentioned final month that he was actively pursuing flight connections from town to Singapore and two different Asian international locations. “I am extremely shocked to learn that Pune has only one interactional connection, to Dubai. We must increase it. I will make it my job to follow up on this. Connectivity to Singapore is our priority. Vistara has already applied to us, we will make the process efficient,” he mentioned at an occasion of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (MCCIA) on September 3.

“Singapore is a key market for business and leisure travel from various points in India, and we are glad that the new route will offer enhanced connectivity to our customers,” Vinod Kannan, chief govt of Vistara, mentioned. “We are also delighted to introduce another international route between Mumbai and Kathmandu, offering the customers seamless connections beyond Mumbai, across our domestic as well as international network.”

Former MCCIA president Sudhir Mehta attributed the beginning of the flights to the perseverance of all these concerned. “This is truly an example of how the entire city can work towards and achieve a common goal,” he mentioned.