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International Travel Variety - Sports The pull of S. Africa, courtesy Team India Tunia Cherian George
MUMBAI, March 14 IT would seem that all roads lead to South Africa. The team's World Cup successes have given Indians, who have taken to foreign holidays with gusto, yet another reason to pack up and seek foreign shores. They are touching down in South Africa in droves to cheer their team's progress through the cricket carnival. And, it appears that they have the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Shahnawaz Hussain, on their side. The youthful Minister has said if required, Air India (AI) may even operate direct, chartered flights to South Africa. The national carrier operates flights to Nairobi, Kenya, from where most visitors bound for South Africa take a short, connecting flight. According to an airline spokesperson, AI has been seeing higher loads on its flights to the continent for this time of the year. Kenyan Airways has also reported higher loads on its flights to Nairobi and onward to South Africa. The airline, which operates daily flights to Nairobi from Mumbai, says the passenger load on the flight scheduled for March 18 to Nairobi is okay, though the onward flight to Johannesburg is fully booked. Similarly, the flight that leaves Mumbai on March 19 is overbooked by 35. Passengers with confirmed bookings on this flight can hope to reach Nairobi by 6:30 a.m. (local time) and Johannesburg by 10:45 a.m. (local time). The Kenyan Airways flight that leaves Mumbai on March 22 is also fully booked... presumably by many an expectant cricket fan hoping for an Indian victory. Incidentally, many corporates and politicians are also taking a break to turn cheerleaders for a day! Mr Vijay Mallya has already brought alive the World Cup dream for many a Mumbai socialite, flying down glamorous guests on his private jet, right through the qualifying stages.
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