Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Air India plans to spread its wings in Africa, Scandinavia

New Delhi: Air India aims to provide point-to-point connectivity to African and Scandinavian regions, where it currently does not operate, besides enhancing services on existing routes, as part of its aggressive network expansion plan.

In the immediate future, the government-run airline will launch services to Washington, DC from the national capital, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwanai Lohani said, adding, the national carrier is also looking at taking its services to African and Scandinavian countries.

Air India plans to expand further in the US, where it already operates in four places -- New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Newark, Lohani said.

We will soon launch a flight service to Washington DC from New Delhi," he said.

In the last four months alone, Air India has added two international destinations --San Francisco and Vienna in its network.

It is all set to launch five-times-a-week services to the Austrian city Vienna from here from tomorrow. In Europe, the airline currently flies to seven cities including London, Paris, Milan and Franfurt.
05/04/16 PTI/Zee News

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