Coimbatore (CJB) International Airport

[SupremeIndian]

I thought CBE is covered under India - ASEAN FTA, where in any SE airline can operate any number of service to CBE (one of the 18 point of call)??? if so then SILK Air/any airline for that matter must be facing bureaucratic mess in MoCA

[Malaysia Mustafa]

I think they were already interested to operate daily, but was denied for unknown reason.

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Originally Posted by sssrs

Recently Singapore carriers got a 10% increase in seats to india.
Did the CBE trade bodies contacted silk air after that???
They should push Silk air to make the existing flight as 7x weekly
Or atleast ask Tiger to fly on the remaining 3 days ( mon/tue/thu).

Silk air from the beginning got daily flying rights to CJB. Its that Silk air didn't increase frequency.

I think, Tiger airways now got permission to fly daily to CJB because of recent upgrade as international airport.

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Originally Posted by SupremeIndian

I thought CBE is covered under India - ASEAN FTA, where in any SE airline can operate any number of service to CBE (one of the 18 point of call)??? if so then SILK Air/any airline for that matter must be facing bureaucratic mess in MoCA

CJB is not under 18 point of call airports. But the recent international status may allow more carriers from more countries to fly in.

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Originally Posted by Malaysia Mustafa

I think they were already interested to operate daily, but was denied for unknown reason.

Only reason is they dont have enough aircrafts. In other words, they dont expand like air asia.

[kovaidreamz]

COIMBATORE: SilkAir's recent launch of an additional flight on the Coimbatore-Singapore route, increasing the frequency to four flights a week, is a clear sign of the changing travel and tourism preferences of people of Western Tamil Nadu. Singapore Airlines would also respond positively if the local airports are expanded to facilitate the landing of fat bellied and wide bodied airbuses, said G M Toh, general manager, Singapore Airlines, India.

Talking to reporters in Coimbatore on Wednesday in presence of Singapore Tourism Board's South Asia area director G B Srithar, Toh said Singapore is open to investing heavily in the aviation sector to link Coimbatore to the rest of the world through Singapore. "The present airport requires expansion, mainly its runway, which will then allow us to improve the city's connectivity," he said.

Srithar said that industrialists of Western Tamil Nadu who previously preferred traveling to US and Europe on holidays, are now turning their attention to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries closer to India. "The new garden by the bay has attracted many tourists to Singapore. Spanning a total of 101h, it is in the heart of the island nation's Marina Bay. It has three water-front gardens-Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. It is a brilliant display of horticulture and garden artistry," he said. "All our tourism activities ensure environmental sustainability. We are also undertaking energy conservation and protection of lakes and water bodies," said Srithar.

According to TOH, Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have a combined network covering 11 Indian cities with 99 weekly services to Singapore and efficient connections to more than 100 cities.

Coimbatore: The recent commencement of an additional Silkair flight between Coimbatore and Singapore, increasing the frequency to four flights a week, is indicative of changing travel and tourism preferences of people of Western Tamil Nadu and the Singapore Airlines would respond positively if the local airport gets expanded to facilitate landing of fat bellied and wide bodied airbuses, Said G M Toh, India General Manager of Singapore Airlines.

Interacting with media in Coimbatore on Wednesday with Singapore Tourism Board's South Asia area director G B Srithar, Toh said Singapore can invest heavily on the aviation sector to link Coimbatore to the rest of the world through Singapore. The present airport requires expansion mainly on its runway and things would be easier after that,'' he said. Detailing the facilities available for Indians in the major tourism hub of the east, Srithar said even industrialists of Western Tamil Nadu who used to travel to US and Europe for their holidays are now showing willingness to spend time in Singapore and nearby countries like Malaysia and Thailand.

There are many novel attractions waiting for Indians and they include a garden by the bay. It spans a total of 101 heactres of prime land at the heart of country's new downtown Marina Bay. It has three water-front gardens-Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. All together, it is a showcase of horticulture and garden artistsry,'' he said. All our tourism activities are on by abiding to environmental sustainability rules. We are also undertaking energy conservation, protection of lakes and water bodies etc,'' said Srithar. According to TOH, Singapore Airlines and Silkair have a combined network of eleven cities in India with 99 weekly services to Singapore and efficient connections to more than 100 cities beyond.
http://timesofindia.com/city/coimbat...w/20078203.cms

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Anyway Kovaidreamz

One day frequency increase is nothing as far as CJB is considered.
Let us have to wait for Tiger Airways news to come true.

[GuruBKK]

What is the status of CJB airport expansion, to facilitate to landing of wide bodied aircrafts??

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Originally Posted by GuruBKK

What is the status of CJB airport expansion, to facilitate to landing of wide bodied aircrafts??

The airport already starved of small bodied aircrafts.

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Some statistics for CJB.

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International passengers:
March 13 - 8437
March 12 - 8832

Mar 12-13 - 112397
Mar 11-12 - 102274

An increase of 10%.
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Domestic passengers:

Mar 13 - 93232
Mar 12 - 82246

Mar 12-13 1185407
Mar 11-12 1243107

A decrease of 4.6% .
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Total passengers:
Mar 13 - 101669
Mar 12 - 91078

Mar 12-13 - 1297804
Mar 11-12 - 1345381

A decrease of 3.5%.
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Despite so many flight withdrawals CJB airport didn't do bad at all.

[faheem9333]

Coimbatore Airport gets high capacity recording system

Even as the Air Traffic Control operations of Coimbatore Airport are all set to take a huge leap forward with sophisticated aircraft tracking equipment being installed, the Airports Authority of India is also upgrading the data recording system, which will provide vital information during disasters.

An official said that existing data recording system, considered the ‘black box’ of the airport, will retain information related to flight control operations in 16 channels such as communication from ATC to the pilot, walkie-talkie conversations of ground staff and internal telephone conversations.

Among the other data being recorded were the weather reports in Coimbatore region, which are broadcast by the airport every half a minute and updated every half an hour based on the information from the Indian Meteorological Department.

Such data are stored in a Digital Audio Tape.

The new system will record communications from 64 channels and store the data in a DVD or a pen drive.

This system was necessitated by the installation of new aircraft tracking system as now more data will have to be stored. Giving an example, an airport official said that now, a separate person would be coordinating the approach of the aircraft as in nears the Airport. This conversation would also be recorded.

This equipment would prove to be vital if an accident were to occur. The recorded information would help investigators ascertain the reasons for the incident and take precautionary measures.

As of now, the official said, 32 channels have been identified for recording.