New Delhi: Tata Group air carrier Air India announced plans to revamp its global flight network with retrofitted jets as well as legacy Vistara aircraft. The airline is planning to optimise the flight schedule on the route from Delhi to Paris and Frankfurt. Retrofitted A320 neo jets will be used on the Delhi to Bangkok route starting from January 16, 2024. The airline is planning to add a 4th flight on this route starting from January 1, 2025.
“The new flight times now offer both daytime and nighttime departures on each route in both directions, providing greater flexibility to travellers,” the airline said.
Air India international flight changes
Air India plans to use Vistara’s Airbus A321 neo aircraft on the Mumbai-Singapore route from January 1, 2024, on 2 daily flights. The boring 787-9 jet will be used for one daily flight on this route, according to the official statement. Air India also plans to reschedule its Delhi-Sydney and -Melbourne flights. This has been done with an eye on enabling connectivity to Europe and Australia via Delhi.
network by deploying retrofitted A320 neo aircraft, erstwhile Vistara’s A321 neo and B787-9 planes on certain routes as well as optimise schedules for flights from Delhi to Paris and Frankfurt. The Tata Group-owned airline, which is undergoing an ambitious five-year transformation plan, will deploy its retrofitted A320 neos for all flights between Delhi and Bangkok from January 16, 2025. These planes will have fully refreshed interiors across economy, premium economy, and business classes, according to a release on Monday.
Delhi to become travel hub
Air India will also start a fourth daily flight between Delhi and Bangkok from January 1, 2025. Currently, it has three daily services on this route. The airline said that travellers will be able to board one-stop flights via Delhi to destinations in Asia and Southeast Asia from key European airports.
A traveller can no board an Air India flight from London, Paris or Frankfurt to Sydney or Melbourne, said Air India. The airline is also offering direct connectivity from these European cities to destinations such as Bangkok in Thailand, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam via Delhi.
Air India Vihaan.AI and retrofit programme
Air India announced that it will retrofit 67 jets at a cost of $400 million. These include 27 narrowbody A320 neo jets as well as 40 wide-body Boeing aircraft. Widebody jets will be retrofitted starting from January 20205 while narrowbody retrofitted jets will be pressed into service from that month. A majority of Air India’s traffic is expected to comprise domestic travel as well as short-haul destinations, said Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson last month.
Air India plans to rationalise its schedule and reassess its aircraft deployment to ensure smooth one-stop connectivity between Europe and Australia-Southeast Asia via Delhi. Here’s how Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
