Air India launches direct flight from Amritsar to London
New Delhi, March 28: Air India launched a direct flight from Amritsar to Gatwick, United Kingdom on Monday, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying the new international connectivity will act as a catalyst for the region's development.
"Equipped with 18 business class seats featuring fully-flat beds and 238 economy class seats, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will be operating three flights a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from Amritsar," the airline said.
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Air India will operate 9 more weekly flights from Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi, for a total of 12 weekly flights to Gatwick.
"In total, the airline now operates 49 flights in the UK per week -- 43 flights to London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and six flights to Birmingham. Air India also operates 31 weekly flights to Heathrow, London, from Delhi and Mumbai," it further added.
Gatwick Airport is the UK's second-largest airport.
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