AHMEDABAD: Air India's first direct daily flight service between Ahmedabad and London will take off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here early tomorrow, airline officials said today.
The announcement comes a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his London visit that there will be a direct flight between Ahmedabad and London.
"This will be a daily service from tomorrow. The inaugural flight 'AI-131' will take off from Ahmedabad at 4.30 am tomorrow and will arrive at Mumbai at 5.45am. From Mumbai it will take off at 7.05 am and land at London at 11.30 am on that day," Air India Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Anil Mehta said.
The flight will operate with a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-London-Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, he said adding that the passengers will not need to change the flight at Mumbai during the halt, he added.
14/12/15 PTI/The Economic Times
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The announcement comes a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his London visit that there will be a direct flight between Ahmedabad and London.
"This will be a daily service from tomorrow. The inaugural flight 'AI-131' will take off from Ahmedabad at 4.30 am tomorrow and will arrive at Mumbai at 5.45am. From Mumbai it will take off at 7.05 am and land at London at 11.30 am on that day," Air India Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Anil Mehta said.
The flight will operate with a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-London-Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, he said adding that the passengers will not need to change the flight at Mumbai during the halt, he added.
14/12/15 PTI/The Economic Times
