Goa is one of the busiest tourist
destinations so is its airport. Traffic through Air to Goa is
managed by a large number of domestic and international flights
that offer their service to and from Goa. The Dabolim airport
is the only airport in Goa. It is well connected with the rest
of India as well as many international destinations. Mumbai,
Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Mangalore and Trivandrum
are the major destinations connected with Dabolim airport in
Goa as well as are countries like The Netherlands and The Scandinavian
Countries. The Dabolim airport is one of top ten airports (traffic).
It is also one of the most profitable air terminals in India.
Major airlines landing and taking off from The Dabolim airport
are Deccan, Indian, Jet Airways, Indigo, Go-Air, Spice Jet and
Kingfisher.
Many chartered flights from different international destinations
arrive in Dabolim airport, Goa. XL Airways, Novair, Monarch Airlines,
and Thomsonfly are a few airlines that provide chartered flights
to Goa. The UK and Russia are the two countries which have regular
chartered flights to Goa. Sri Lankan Airlines has regular flights
toGoa from Colombo.
The evolution of airways in India and opening of different airports at the major cities like Goa Airport was an output of the collective efforts of "Estado da Índia Portuguesa in the 1950s". At present, Goa Airport is well connected by the domestic and international airports from where almost all the major flights operate. The Airport of Goa is also considered as the busiest tourist airports in India which is located at a distance of around 29 Kms from its capital city of Goa. The Airports of Goa are well provisioned and customer-friendly.
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