Air India launches London-Ahmedabad flights
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Air India has launched a new service connecting Ahmedabad with London.
The inaugural flight departed the Gujarati city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Tuesday morning, marking the start of a new daily service. Initially, flights will stop in Mumbai in both directions, but there will be no need for passengers to change aircraft.
The outbound flight, AI131, will now depart Ahmedabad daily at 0430 and arrive in Mumbai at 0545. After a brief stop, the flight then takes off from Mumbai at 0705 and arrives at London’s Heathrow Airport at 1130.
The return flight, AI130, will then leave the UK capital at 1330 and arrive in Mumbai at 0400 the next morning. The flight will then leave Mumbai at 0530 and arrive back in Ahmedabad at 0645.
Air India will operate the new route using its 256-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which features 18 seats in business class and 238 in economy.
“We are introducing this direct flight service after two years of extensive research and deliberations. We are confident of getting very good response,” Mukesh Bhatia, Air India’s general manager of commercial for the Western region was quoted saying by the Economic Times.
He added that from mid-January 2016 Air India plans to operate the service direct, without the stop in Mumbai.
Last month, Air India launched a third daily flight between Delhi and London.
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