<p>International charter flights will be hitting the runways at the Dabolim international airport in Goa soon, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after a government function in North Goa district, Sawant also said that domestic and international tourists will be confident of travelling to Goa after the state is fully vaccinated by October 31.</p>.<p>"We will get permission to start charter flights in a few days. We have sought permission," Sawant said.</p>.<p>The Goa government had earlier this month written to the Union Home Ministry seeking permission for resumption of international charter flights — the mainstay of foreign tourism in Goa — at the goading of travel and tourism industry stakeholders in the coastal state.</p>.<p>"When we announce that we are a 100 per cent safe vaccinated state, then national and international tourists will come here," Sawant said.</p>.<p>"We will complete 100 per cent vaccination by October 31," Sawant also said, urging all eligible persons to take the second vaccine.</p>.<p>Goa has already completed "102 per cent coverage of the first vaccine dose", according to Sawant.</p>.<p>Goa is one of the leading beach and nightlife tourism destinations in the country.</p>.<p>Before the Covid-19 pandemic almost ran the industry to ground, the state attracted nearly 8 million tourists at its peak according to government statistics.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>International charter flights will be hitting the runways at the Dabolim international airport in Goa soon, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after a government function in North Goa district, Sawant also said that domestic and international tourists will be confident of travelling to Goa after the state is fully vaccinated by October 31.</p>.<p>"We will get permission to start charter flights in a few days. We have sought permission," Sawant said.</p>.<p>The Goa government had earlier this month written to the Union Home Ministry seeking permission for resumption of international charter flights — the mainstay of foreign tourism in Goa — at the goading of travel and tourism industry stakeholders in the coastal state.</p>.<p>"When we announce that we are a 100 per cent safe vaccinated state, then national and international tourists will come here," Sawant said.</p>.<p>"We will complete 100 per cent vaccination by October 31," Sawant also said, urging all eligible persons to take the second vaccine.</p>.<p>Goa has already completed "102 per cent coverage of the first vaccine dose", according to Sawant.</p>.<p>Goa is one of the leading beach and nightlife tourism destinations in the country.</p>.<p>Before the Covid-19 pandemic almost ran the industry to ground, the state attracted nearly 8 million tourists at its peak according to government statistics.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>