Paramount to start operations in the western region
28 Feb 2007
Madurai: Private carrier Paramount Airways, operationally rooted in the south of India, so far, has said that it will start operations in the western part of the country by the end of the year. It also said that it would add 15 more aircraft to its fleet over the next three years.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the airline's fourth flight in the Chennai-Madurai sector, company officials said the airline would try to provide the maximum number of services across the cities in the western region. They did not offer the names of the cities that the airline intended to bring on its routes, however.
Paramount revealed that it will induct fifteen 70-seater Embraer 170/175 and 110-seater Embraer 195 aircraft in phases over the next 36 months. The carrier already operates five Embraer 170/175 aircraft, which allows it to connect eight destinations in the southern part of the country through 50 daily flights.
The airline also carries an average of 100 tonnes of cargo daily, officials said.
The airline is due to launch its services to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu and Kozhikode in Kerala soon.
