Netherlands charter set to kick-off tourist season

Netherlands charter set to kick-off tourist season
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, SEPT 25
Goa is all set to welcome its first chartered tourist flight from Netherlands on October 1, when the State embarks on its six-month tourist season.
Speaking to Herald, Superintendent of (Immigration) Police Tony Fernandes said that the weekly chartered flight ‘Arke Fly’ will carry 100 to 150 passengers to Goa from where it will fly to Colombo and back to Netherlands.
One of the best in the hospitality sectors, the internationally acclaimed tourist State of Goa will be buzzing with several lakh tourists from across globe.  
The immigration officials today held a meeting with the tour operators, airport director and agencies who would handle their clients’ hotel accommodation, transport, etc during the holidaying period.
Main chartered flights will arrive from October 15 and heavy rush is expected on Thursdays and Sundays. “Most of the flights will arrive mid-nights from 11 pm to early morning till 7 am. For this, the airport will be open 24 hours”, the officer said.
The meeting also discussed various factors for tourists including filling disembarkation forms, security checks, etc. The tour operators are asked to assist the authorities for completing formalities at a faster pace.
Interestingly, authorities this time will station interpreters for Russian citizens to fill disembarkation forms. 
Similarly, other foreign tourists will also have to fill disembarkation forms to inform the authorities about their departure.
“Russian citizens are not well-versed with English and our policy is that every foreign tourist must fill up disembarkation form at the immigration check-point. To avoid any difficulty, we will station interpreters to help the foreign visitors”, he further said.
The State is once again expected to welcome large number of tourists from Russia and Britain as each chartered flights from these countries will be carrying more than 300 passengers.