CAAS launches online travel portal offering best airfares
SINGAPORE: Singapore's latest travel portal offering some of the
best airfares around is not the brainchild of a dotcom entrepreneur.
Instead, it is an effort by the Civil Aviation Authority of
Singapore (CAAS) to enable users to compare the best deals for flights
into and out of Singapore at a glance and to make bookings.
At ViaSingapore.com, a search engine will comb over 100 websites in real time for the best airfares on offer.
Search results will include fares on both full-service airlines and
low-cost carriers, with the lowest airfares featured upfront.
The portal also has information on accommodation, tour packages and upcoming events.
CAAS' director-general and chief executive officer, Lim Kim Choon,
said the portal would also help travellers explore the Asia-Pacific
region from Singapore, and is part of the authority's ongoing efforts
to enhance Changi Airport's attractiveness as an air hub.
- CNA/so