Friday, August 28, 2009

Myanmar International Airways to launch Rangoon-Gaya flight


Myanmar International Airways will launch a Rangoon-Bodh Gaya flight from October 25. The ticket reservation centre of the Burmese National Flag carrier said MAI will operate the Rangoon- Bodh Gaya flight twice a week - Wednesdays and Saturdays. The airfare is yet to be fixed. "We are operating this flight as the number of pilgrims is increasing. We will fly two days a week initially and increase the frequency in keeping with the rise in passengers," Mie Mie, an official at the MAI ticket reservation centre in Rangoon said. An official of the ‘Nilar’ Bodh Gaya pilgrimage tour said that the number of passengers visiting the Buddhist sacred place had increased since 2005. Bodh Gaya in India’s Bihar state, is considered a sacred place for Buddhists, as it is known as the land where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

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