Air India is banking on the use of new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to help it take advantage of what it describes as ''untapped potential'' on routes between Australia and the subcontinent.
After a 16-year absence from Australia, daily services begin on Friday between Delhi, Sydney and Melbourne. It also marks the first commercial flights using 787 Dreamliners to Australia, with Air India set to pip Qantas' budget offshoot, Jetstar.
Air India's country manager, Ravi Bodade, said there was ''absolutely no doubt'' the airline would be able to fill the planes making the daily 12-hour flights.
''It is a state-of-the-art aircraft, and we have a large Indian diaspora here - there is a huge student community and we are confident of filling up the aircraft,'' he said.
26/08/13 The Age
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After a 16-year absence from Australia, daily services begin on Friday between Delhi, Sydney and Melbourne. It also marks the first commercial flights using 787 Dreamliners to Australia, with Air India set to pip Qantas' budget offshoot, Jetstar.
Air India's country manager, Ravi Bodade, said there was ''absolutely no doubt'' the airline would be able to fill the planes making the daily 12-hour flights.
''It is a state-of-the-art aircraft, and we have a large Indian diaspora here - there is a huge student community and we are confident of filling up the aircraft,'' he said.
26/08/13 The Age
