SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, would focus the secondary cities of India to start its services soon, so that both tourism and business prospects could be improved, a top company official has said.
Since major cities and metros in the country having already reached a saturation level, it would be fruitful to tap fast growing cities, David Lim, SilkAir's vice-president, Commercial, told reporters on Sunday night at the Coimbatore Airport.
Lim, in Coimbatore to launch the first direct service between Singapore and Coimbatore, said that depending on the success the service would be increased to five a week from the present thrice a week.
George Abraham, a member of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, part of the delegation brought by SilkAir, said they would meet captains of industry in the city, a leading manufacturing hub of the country, for possible tie-up.
The delegation would explore the potential of starting joint ventures, with Singapore investment, particularly in the field of engineering, textile and also precision engineering, he said.
It also wanted to tap the field of tourism, education, infrastructure and town planning, for possible investment, Abraham said.
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