Somon Air appoints Bird Travels as GSA in India & Starting Online Operations to Delhi

New Delhi, November 29, 2019: Somon Air, national air carrier of Tajikistan has appointed Bird Travels Private Ltd, the Airline Management Services arm of Bird Group as its local representative in India.

The appointment of Bird Travels is a major step by the Airline to build upon its presence in the International arena.

Somon Air is planning to commence online operations from Delhi to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on December 1, 2019 with two flights per week. The flying hours between New Delhi and Dushanbe will be around two and half hours and it will be a non-stop flight. It will be very convenient for business travelers, leisure travelers and students visiting Dushanbe. The flight schedule and fares are already filed in the GDS. To date, the airline has successfully operated regular flights from Tajikistan to 22 destinations, and is now planning to increase its footprints.

“Somon Air is happy to announce the inauguration of the flight from Dushanbe to Delhi and back. This operation will further strengthen the relations between Tajikistan and India, and contribute to the development of the trade and the economy between these two countries, including the transit potential and the tourism industry of Tajikistan. The Republic of Tajikistan has committed the next few years for further development of tourism in Tajikistan. In turn, with the opening of this route Tajik citizens will have the opportunity to fly non-stop to incredible India, a country rich of history and culture. With this new route to Delhi Somon Air expands its network and the flight to Delhi will be the 23rd destination to which the airline is operating”, Mr. Abdulkosim Valiev, Commercial Director of Somon Air said.

With over 45 years of experience, Bird Group is one of India’s leading travel management companies, well-positioned in the important Indian cities with a team of seasoned marketing professionals.

“We are very delighted to be associated with Somon Air as their exclusive GSA in India and are confident that together both organizations will have a long & successful partnership. Reinforcing the airline’s commitment and growing confidence in the market, Bird Travels is happy to take up the challenge and responsibility for all the airline's sales, marketing and ticketing activities in India" said Vijay Bhatia, President, Bird Group.

Somon Air has been successfully operating on the international market since 2008 and is the only airline in Tajikistan that joined the IATA (International Air Transport Association).

About Bird Group

With businesses as diverse as pioneering back- office processing to representing many of the world leading airlines, from managing the backbone of the technological framework for airline IT and distribution to managing crucial relationships of international service providers, Bird Group has ensured that a comprehensive portfolio of service offering has been created to add value to an extensive client base and add new potential customers. Today Bird Group's core business includes Travel Technology, Aviation Services, Ground Handling, Hospitality, Retail and Education.

Bird Travels the aviation management arm of Bird Group is the largest airline management / GSA Company in India and represents 28 International Airline both online and offline in India.