Air India announced the addition 24 new domestic flights beginning August 20 to increase frequency between key metros, the first significant increase in flights since Tata Sons took over the airline from the government in January of this year.
“The strengthening of domestic connectivity has been enabled as more aircraft return to service,”
According to a spokesperson for an airline, increased domestic connectivity will accommodate increasing travel between, India’s major cities and make travel during the upcoming holiday season more convenient..
The 24 additional flights include two new frequencies from Delhi to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad and from Mumbai to Chennai and Hyderabad.
It also includes one new frequency on the Mumbai – Bengaluru route and Ahmedabad – Pune route.
“These additions will provide flyers more travel options between key metros in the late afternoon and evening and take Air India’s daily frequencies to ten flights each way between Delhi – Mumbai, seven flights each way between Delhi – Bengaluru, four flights each way between Mumbai – Bengaluru, and Mumbai – Chennai and three flights each way on Mumbai – Hyderabad and Delhi – Ahmedabad routes”.
Air India’s narrowbody fleet currently stands at 70 aircraft, of which 54 are currently serviceable.
“The remaining 16 aircraft will progressively return to service by early 2023,”
“Over the past six months, Air India has been working closely with our partners to return aircraft to service, and we are delighted that this effort is now bearing fruit,” said Campbell Wilson, Air India’s managing director and chief executive officer.