1st tourist charter flight of the season to arrive on Thursday

03 Oct 2018 04:18 PM

Goa is all set to usher in new tourist charter season from Thursday when the first chartered flight from Russia will land at Dabolim international airport in the coastal state.



Tourism is the back-bone of State’s economy.


This sun kissed tree fringed state has a 105-km-long coastline and attracts more than six million tourists annually.


However, Savio Messiah, President, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa says, that this season Goa could face competition from countries like Egypt and Turkey that are exploring their tourism potential to the maximum. 


For the tourist season 2016-17, 988 chartered flights had arrived bringing in 2.32 lakh foreigners.


State’s only airport, however, has been host to chartered flights from different countries.


As per the data on State tourism department’s website, total 808 chartered flights had arrived in Goa for the last season till March 2018 bringing 2.15 lakh tourists.


The first chartered flight will arrive on Thursday at Dabolim airport bringing in tourists from Russia. 


The domestic tourists arriving from across the country have made Goa all around the year destination including monsoons, which was considered as slack season for the industry.


Reporter: HIru Mahale | Desk:



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