SIKKIM
August 1st, 2002
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE INDIAN government has been asked to designate the Himalayan state of Sikkim's Bagdogra Airport as an international terminal, taking foreign flights, in a bid to boost the region's tourist industry. The formal proposal has come from the Sikkim Hotel and Restaurant Association. Such a move would also help Sikkim flower producers air-freight their produce abroad.
THE INDIAN government has been asked to designate the Himalayan state of Sikkim's Bagdogra Airport as an international terminal, taking foreign flights, in a bid to boost the region's tourist industry. The formal proposal has come from the Sikkim Hotel and Restaurant Association. Such a move would also help Sikkim flower producers air-freight their produce abroad.
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