Zamir 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Wait it is Calcutta or Kolkata? AirAsia Calcutta To Phuket Direct According to published reports Thai AirAsia will commence direct flights between Phuket and Calcutta India by the middle of next year. The airline started flights between Bangkok and Calcutta last December and found that many leisure travellers were then flying on direct to the island destination. After conducting an in-house survey of passengers it was estimated that over 45% were ultimately headed for Phuket. Source Edited April 19, 2011 by Zamir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul Qayyum 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Wait it is Calcutta or Kolkata? Source Kolkata is the new name for Calcutta.. just like Mumbai which is formerly known as BOMBay.. Chennai to Madras.. Edited April 19, 2011 by Abdul Qayyum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean hizudy 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2011 Kolkata is the new name for Calcutta.. just like Mumbai which is formerly known as BOMBay.. Chennai to Madras.. Madras to Chennai actually. Calcutta,Bombay and Madras were the names given by the British colonialist,so the Indian govt decided to change back to their original name respectively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted April 20, 2011 A bit OT; Kochi,one of the destinations served by AK is formerly known as Cochin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stryker 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Madras to Chennai actually. Calcutta,Bombay and Madras were the names given by the British colonialist,so the Indian govt decided to change back to their original name respectively. Mumbai / Bombay never did have any Hindi name cause it was established by the British Raj.Anyway,its just like some Korean cities being rename ie Pusan - Busan, Kwangju - Guanju,Kunsan - Gunsan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul Qayyum 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Madras to Chennai actually. Calcutta,Bombay and Madras were the names given by the British colonialist,so the Indian govt decided to change back to their original name respectively. thanks for the correction.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Good news for Indians as they now have the buying power to holiday overseas. Our AK plane from CCU last night was full of holidaying families with kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
