Air India starts flights from Ahmedabad to Newark via London

National carrier Air India has finally launched the flight from Ahmedabad to Newark via London.

Commencing the service on the Independence Day, Air India started operating its first Dreamliner service from India to the United States. As of now, Airline services all its European routes with the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner plane.

“Air India is happy to start this new flight today. It is a dream fulfilled for the people of Ahmedabad on India’s 70th Independence day. This is the third international flight introduced by Air India and we shall be launching flights to more international destinations soon,” Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashnwani Lohani, said after launching the flight.

The maiden AI Dreamliner flight (AI-171) to Newark took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 5 am.

Making it convenient for global travellers, this Air India flight will thrice a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It will reach London at 10:15 hours, from where it will depart at 12:30 hours and arrive at Newark at 15:00 hours.

The return flight AI172 will leave Newark at 22:30 hours and reach London at 10:15 hours next day. It will leave London at 12:30 hours and land at Ahmedabad at 02:00 hours, Air India said.

 

SOURCE: PTI