Tag: Skylink
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Surjit Babra: Toronto Sikh who built business empire in skies
Ludhiana-born dreamer created SkyLink Group of Companies in Canada By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: He was not even 21, but by then he had already straddled three continents – from Asia to Africa to Europe. A driven and clear-sighted young man, he had just one dream when he landed in London from Nairobi in the very…
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How Canadian businessman Surjit Babra became the world’s first Sikh to own an airline
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Ludhiana-born Surjit Babra doesn’t hold any MBA or business degrees, but he went on become the world’s first Sikh to start an airline in 1988. Gifted with extraordinary business acumen, Toronto-based Babra,65, turned his SkyLink Group into a multi-million-dollar conglomerate of SkyLink Aviation, SkyLink Travel, SkyLink Express, SkyLink Holidays and Dollar…
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SkyLink CEO Surjit Babra gets World Travel Market Globe Award for charity
News East-West TORONTO: SkyLink CEO Surjit Babra has been given the prestigious World Travel Market (WTM) Globe Award in recognition of his charity work in Canada and around the world. The award was presented on November 7 at the just concluded leading global event for the travel industry, held in London. Babra’s name was shortlisted…