In a development which will cheer up the travel industry, at least two new international flights beginning the New Year will start services from the 'underutilized' Sanganer airport here.

"The Thai Orient airlines based in Thailand and the Silk Air of Singapore have showed keen interest in operating from the Pink City," Sanganer airport director R K Singh said.

Both the airlines have already completed their preliminary survey on the feasibility of this market.

"The newly constructed Jaipur airport offers many facilities required for operating international flights. Both airlines have found suitable conditions for their operations," Singh said.

They found that a good number of Jaipur-based businessmen settled in South Asian countries. In the absence of any direct flight, they travelled either from Delhi or Mumbai to reach Thailand and Bangkok.

Both the operators are low-cost airlines and have extensive experience in providing air service among the South Asian countries.

The conditions here are very ideal as both the airlines are left with one or more destinations to start operations in India.

"Under the bilateral ties with the ministry of external affairs, every airline has been given number of destinations to operate within India. Luckily, both the airlines have one each destination left for their operation in India," a source said.