By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 15th
August:- Air India
today commenced the first ever flight between Ahmedabad
The first passenger to check in was
handed the boarding pass by Chief Guest, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama,
Hon’ble Minister, Revenue, Education (Primary, Secondary and Adult), Higher and
Technical Education, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of Gujarat.
The B787 flight to Newark will be the
first commercial operation of the aircraft to the US from India. It will
meet a long standing need and demand of more than 6 lakh Indians in Ahmedabad
and expatriates in Newark and neighboring cities as well as of locals
visiting the Indian sub-continent, who have been looking for seamless
connections for work and leisure travel to Newark and London. The flight
will give a boost to tourism as well, as Air India offers convenient
connections from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai for onward travel to
places of interest and tourism within the country. This flight has generated a
lot of enthusiasm in the Indian diaspora in UK and US.
AI-171 will operate three days a
week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International Airport. It will take off from Ahmedabad at 05:00 hrs and
reach London at 10:15 hrs,
depart from London at 12:30 hrs
and arrive at Newark at 15:00 hrs.
The return flight AI172 will leave Newark at 22:30 hrs
and reach London at 10:15 hrs
next day, leave London at 12:30 hrs
and land at Ahmedabad at 02:00hrs.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashwani
Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India said ‘’Air
India is happy to start this new flight on15th August, 2016. 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’.
Bhupendrasinh Chudasama Hon’ble
Minister, Revenue, Education (Primary, Secondary and Adult), Higher and
Technical Education, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, said that this flight was eagerly awaited by the
people of Gujarat and has evoked an enthusiastic response. Besides, this flight
would also be instrumental in attracting people from all over the world to travel
to Gujarat and vice-versa.
Air India, with its state-of-the-art
Dreamliner aircraft, will offer a host of features to
passengers such as large overhead bins, cleaner and healthier air for
fatigue-free travel, 60% larger windows, exclusive in-flight
entertainment experience and specially designed gourmet cuisine to
passengers. The other luxury features B787 offers electronically
dimmable windows, more seat pitch and recline, 35cm personal LCD screen, one
touch technology that converts a seat into 180 degree
flat-bed in business class, comfortable mood
lighting and in-seat massage function.
London, renowned for its
imperial palaces, forts, museums and operas, four UNESCO world heritage
sites is one of the first international destinations connected by Air
India. Air India has daily non-stop flights from Delhi and Mumbai to
London.
Newark, one of the oldest cities in
the United States, located at the mouth of the Passaic River is known for
its Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Verona
Park, Brookdale Park, St. Lucy's Church and Wars of
America.
Air India became the first airline
from India to join Star Alliance, the world’s most prestigious consortium of
28 leading international carriers. This gives Air India a huge opportunity
to offer several benefits to passengers like seamless transfers, more frequent
flyer mileage points, and access to facilities at over 1000 lounges worldwide.
Passengers will further benefit from a wider choice on routes connecting North
America, Europe, Asia and Australia via the Indian subcontinent.
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