A new route from
Heathrow Airport to
Hyderabad in
India has been announced by
British Airways.
The airline said that it will begin flying to the city on October 27th this year and will operate five flights a week.
This means that British Airways will fly to a total of six destinations in the country when the new route launches, adding to current services to
Bangalore,
Chennai,
Delhi,
Calcutta and
Mumbai.
"Hyderabad has a fast growing economy based on IT, business process outsourcing and biotech industries and we believe that there will be a strong business demand for our flights, which will be the only direct services between the city and the UK," commented Robert Boyle, commercial director at
British Airways.
The city is seen as the cultural meeting point between northern and southern India. One of its most famous attractions is a festival celebrating Hindu god Ganesh.
Posted by Paul at 11:36, 9 January 2008
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