Deepak Dsilva -Paladka
Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai
Dubai, Jun 11 : Air India organised its annual agency awards Nite (AAN) on Wednesday, Jun 10 in the grand Rashidiya Ballroom of Al Bustan Rotana Hotel at 8 pm. AAN is held every year by Air India to honour and recognize its sales partners in the territory and to celebrate the same with the trade partners and other eminent personalities of UAE.
Top achievers of Air India from Emirates of Dubai, Sharjah and other northen emirates were felicitated at AAN in a grand ceremony presided over by Melwin Dsilva, regional manager of Air India and Air India Express for Gulf, Middle East and Africa. The programme was hosted by Prem Sagar, manager of Air India for Dubai, Sharjah and Northern Emirates.
Based on productivity for the year 2013-14 M/S Dnata, Deira Travel and Tourist Agency, and Akbar Gulf Travels emerged as the top three agents for Air India in terms of sales. In recognition of their achievements, the top performs were presented with a sparkling crystal trophy and a certificate of appreciating by Air India.
P P Singh, sales manager for Dubai, announced that the year on year revenue performance has shown remarkable growth of ten percent, despite capacity constraints faced by AI in a highly competitive market place that saw huge capacity infusion by other carriers.
Prem Sagar, in his address, conveyed his thankfulness to all the trade partners gathered for the occasion for their continuous support to Air India. He especially mentioned about the performance of its General Sales Agent (GSA), Arabian Travels, and others.
Melwin D'Silva in his address spoke about the strong International and domestic network of Air India now connecting 35 international and 66 domestic destinations in India. The new destinations added to the international network of Air India are Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Birmingham in UK, Rome and Milan in Italy and Moscow. The domestic network has also grown with the latest addition being the cities of Durgapur and Puducherry, he explained.
D'Silva also pointed out about the imminent integration of AI operations at Mumbai where both the international and domestic flights of Air India would operate from the new terminal in Mumbai's CSI Airport.