Royal Brunei Airlines’ (RB) inaugural flight from Brunei to Chennai on November 5 will coincide with an investment and tourism promotion programme hosted in Chennai.
The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) will host an investment seminar on the afternoon of 6 November, followed by a Brunei Night that evening to promote tourism in collaboration with RB, the Brunei High Commission to India, and Brunei Tourism.
The Minister of Transport and Infocommunications, YB Pg Dato Seri Setia Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha, shared the broader programme connected to the inaugural flight during RB’s ceremonial launch event for the Chennai route at Tarindak D’Seni on Friday evening.
The Brunei-Chennai route restores direct connectivity between the two nations after two decades. This milestone also follows a significant meeting between Brunei’s and India’s heads of state in September—the first visit by a sitting Indian Prime Minister to Brunei.
RB will operate three weekly flights to Chennai on its Airbus A320neo, with a flight time of approximately five and a half hours. The route is a welcome addition for the nearly 15,000 Indian nationals residing in Brunei and introduces the Sultanate to a wider Indian audience.
RB CEO Captain Sabirin Hj Abd Hamid highlighted that the airline’s interline and codeshare agreement with Air India enhances the Chennai route, allowing connectivity for passengers from other cities across India to Chennai and to RB’s network destinations, including Melbourne, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, Manila, and Taipei.
Source: Biz Brunei
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November 21, 2024
