The airport is about 30
kms from the capital city of Panaji and is owned by the Indian Navy.
Major airline operators such as Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and
Sahara Airlines
have
flights carrying passengers and cargo in and out of Goa. Besides
these, a number of chartered flights land in Goa from UK and other
European countries. The national airline Air India also lands a few
international flights, especially from the Gulf countries.Goa is one of the major tourist place
in India. when you come to Goa, you will discover
that there is so much to see and to do while in Goa and one is
confused as to which one to go for in the first instance. Well, it
would be a good idea to go slow on all the attractions so as to
savor the memories of each and every item you see. Goa is known for
its beaches and beautiful churches, port wine, and its rave parties
that are rocking during the Christmas-New Year time. The beaches of
Goa are so popular that not only the tourists from within India but
tourists across the globe want to travel to India to visit these
beaches.
Dabolim, Goa's airport,
it is not an international airport and therefore
there are no direct flights to Goa. However, most of the major
cities of India are connected to Goa through air. The cities of
Delhi, Mumbai, and Madras are connected internationally. Lot of
flights arrives daily into Delhi, Mumbai, and Madras. Then one has
to take a flight from there for Goa. The domestic airlines that are
operating in Goa are Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, and Sahara
Airlines. Couple of few more airlines are in pipeline. Daily flights
connect Goa with Delhi, Mumbai, etc. There are two flights per week
via Delhi and Bombay. For tourists from foreign country who do not
want to take that route there are direct holiday charter flights
from the UK (Manchester and Gatwick), Scandinavia, Holland, and
Germany. The flying time to reach Goa from Delhi is 3 hours from
Mumbai it is just 1 hour, and from an international destination it
is approximately 10 to 11 hours. |