Who we are?
Citi Air was promoted in the year 1998 with a paid up capital of S$ 200,000 and staff strength of four, including the two promoter Directors. Initially our Company started with Air-ticketing only and as we grew in strength, added many travel related services. Currently we are offering to our clients the entire gamut of travel services like Tours, Hotel Reservation, Cruise, Visa services, Cargo, Travel Insurance, Courier and Bus tickets.
During the initial years, our Company faced many challenges due to stiff competition as well as unethical business practices of some unscrupulous competitors. Due to extensive support of the Airlines, hard work of our Company staff as well as our business & service policy, our Company has grown in sales turnover from S$ 3.5 Million in the year 1998 to S$ 40 million in 2009. The Company has performed extremely well even in the period of regional economic slow down due to wars and SARS.
We are located in a commercial center, Little India, which is one of the major tourist attraction centers.
Our customer centric policies and staff training, have earned us accolades and great support from our clients. We serve our customers 365 days a year and extend timely help, irrespective of the hour of the day.
As part of our on going expansion plan, our overseas office at India, was established at Chennai in 2001.
Mission
To provide comprehensive services to customers in the Travel and Leisure industry on time and at most economical costs.Vision
To become a leading provider of all Travel & Leisure Industry related services, globally.Promoters
Mr.Zakir Hussain
- Born in 1967, Our promoter Director Mr.Zakir Hussain hails from Tanjore District, South India, and holds a Bachelors degree in Science from prestigious University of Madras. He acquired the inspiration to move in to the travel industry through his father, who was working in Trans Saudia Airlines, GSA of Saudi Airlines at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- To pursue a carrier in Travel Industry, he studied Airline ticketing course, in Chennai, India and later acquired IATA certification from Geneva. He began his career in Saudi Arabia and after having served the Middle East for more than eight years, he landed in Singapore for a new assignment in the travel industry.
- His pleasant manners and prompt customer services brought loyal customers to his employers. His success in building client base coupled with expertise in the travel related services, made him realize that he had the entrepreneurial abilities and the idea of starting his own business cropped up. Thus Citi Air was born. His wealth of experience gained by virtue of serving the industry in Asia Pacific and Middle East, has adequately complemented to the growth of the Company. His zeal to grow our Company to a truly Global Organization is the key driving force in formulating the strategies for growth.
- Mr.Hussain and Citi Air., are quite well known, in Singapore, to those in the travel industry as well as frequent travelers. His popularity, gained him an interview with Vasantham Central, a Media Corp TV channel and he shared with the viewers about the travel industry.
Ms.Sasiya Banu:
- Born in 1970, South India, she holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She has been serving the Travel Industry for more than eight years. Her knowledge and experience in the travel industry has been invaluable to the growth of the Company. She has been chosen as the Little India Lady Entrepreneur in 2005, by Little India Shop Keepers Association and was awarded by Commerce Minister of Republic of Singapore.