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Air India is on an expansion spree, in India and abroad.

Air India to start daily service on Delhi-Bhuj route from Feb 1

Air India will start daily flights between Delhi and Bhuj, starting February 1, 2025. Air India will operate the route with its A320 aircraft, complementing its daily flights between Mumbai and Bhuj.

The new service also enables travellers from Bhuj to take seamless one-stop connections via Delhi to other parts of India as well as to points in North America, UK, Southeast Asia, and vice versa.

Air India will operate the route with its A320 aircraft, bringing the only full-service flying option to customers travelling to and from Bhuj.

The flights are available for booking through all channels, including Air India’s official website (www.airindia.com), mobile app, and through travel agents.

 

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN DELHI AND BHUJ
Flight # Frequency Sector Departure Arrival
AI2479 Daily Delhi-Bhuj 15:00 16:55
AI2480 Daily Bhuj-Delhi 17:30 19:35
Air India is on an expansion spree, in India and abroad.

Air India to operate daily flights on Delhi-Prayagraj route for Maha Kumbh 2025

Air India will temporarily operate daily flights between Delhi and Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the world’s largest spiritual gathering.

To meet the high travel demand, Air India will operate the route from January 25 to February 28, 2025. With these flights, Air India brings the only full-service flying option between the two cities for customers, offering them the choice of premium cabins in addition to Economy Class.

With convenient daytime departures in both directions, the flights enable seamless connections via Delhi to customers travelling to/from various parts of India as well as North America, Europe, Australia, and several countries in Southeast Asia.

Bookings for the flights are being progressively opened on all channels, including Air India’s website, mobile app, and through travel agents.

 

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN DELHI AND PRAYAGRAJ
Period Flight # Frequency Sector Departure Arrival
25 Jan – 31 Jan 2025 AI2843 Daily Delhi-Prayagraj 14:10 15:20
AI2844 Daily Prayagraj-Delhi 16:00 17:10
01 Feb – 28 Feb 2025 AI843 Daily Delhi-Prayagraj 13:00 14:10
AI844 Daily Prayagraj-Delhi 14:50 16:00
Cab travel have picked up momentum in the past decade.

Zoomcar revamps website amid surge in booking due to weddings

In a recent survey conducted by Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. has reported a 43% year-on-year growth in bookings for November, driven primarily by a surge in demand during the wedding season.

This year’s wedding season in India has been the strongest in recent years, emerging as one of the biggest contributors to this growth. With the assumption of a similar growth trend as the upcoming holiday season approaches, Zoomcar recognises the importance of broadening and diversifying its booking channels to capture greater market potential and has revamped its website booking experience to provide a seamless and user-friendly booking experience, matching the convenience of its mobile app.

Hiroshi Nishijima, CEO, Zoomcar, said: “At Zoomcar, we are deeply committed to enabling hassle-free travel experiences for our Guests and our focus remains on providing Guests a Zoomcar to drive anytime, anywhere. Our website enhancements are a testament to our dedication to listening to our customers and evolving to meet their needs. We’re proud to see such a strong response for self-drive car sharing and are excited to continue empowering Guests to explore their destinations with freedom and flexibility.”

Over the last two quarterly reports, Zoomcar consistently reported significant profitability improvements and this is a step towards strategic investments aimed to meet growing customer demand and enhance the overall travel experience. By aligning its services with customer feedback, Zoomcar continues to lead in the self-drive car sharing space, empowering travellers with flexible and affordable solutions.

 

Air India to operate non-stop daily flights between Benglauru & London Heathrow from Oct 27

Air India will start daily, non-stop services between Bengaluru and London Heathrow from October 27, 2024, thus connecting London Heathrow to all three hubs of the airline in India.

The new flights will replace Air India’s currently served Bengaluru-London Gatwick route and increase the frequency between Bengaluru and London from 5x weekly to 7x weekly.

The non-stop service, to be operated using a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with 18 flat beds in Business class and 238 spacious seats in Economy, will add capacity to London Heathrow by 3,584 seats a week, inbound and outbound. Air India currently operates 31x weekly to London Heathrow from Delhi and Mumbai.

Air India will continue to operate 12x weekly flights to London Gatwick from four Indian cities, namely Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, and Kochi.

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN BENGULURU AND LONDON HEATHROW
Effective 27 October 2024
Flight # Sector Departure Arrival Days of Operation
AI133 Bengaluru-London Heathrow 1420 Hrs 1930 Hrs Daily
AI132 London Heathrow-Bengaluru 2105 Hrs 1220 Hrs (+1) Daily

All times are local. (+1) denotes next day arrival.

Bookings for the flights are open on all channels, including Air India’s official website (www.airindia.com), mobile app, and authorised travel agents and partners.

 

Air India to deploy flagship A350 flights from Delhi to JKF & Newark this winter

Air India will deploy its flagship A350-900 aircraft on Delhi-New York JFK flights from November 1, 2024, and Delhi-Newark flights from January 2, 2025, thus transforming its passenger experience on these strategically important routes.

The A350 deployment will introduce Air India’s Premium Economy class experience for the first time on the Delhi-New York JFK and Delhi-Newark routes. It will offer guests the choice of 24 wide seats arranged in a 2-4-2 configuration in a dedicated, upscale cabin that offers extra legroom and other enhancements.

Other cabins and latest signature experiences

Air India’s A350 aircraft feature 28 private suites in Business Class with full-flat beds in a 1-2-1 configuration, and 264 spacious Economy seats arranged in a 3-4-3 configuration. Each suite in Business provides direct aisle access, sliding privacy doors, and a personal wardrobe.

All seats across cabins on the A350 come with the latest-generation Panasonic eX3 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and HD screens that offer more than 2,200 hours of entertainment content from around the world.

The A350 flights will also feature the airline’s new signature soft products and award-winning guest enhancements unveiled earlier this year. These include new chinaware, new tableware and glassware, new bedding, and updated amenity kits for Business and Premium Economy guests, exclusively designed by Ferragamo and TUMI, respectively.

Campbell Wilson, CEO & MD, Air India, said: “We are encouraged by the positive guest feedback we have received from the domestic deployment of our A350s to offer our hero product on the Delhi-New York JFK and Delhi-Newark routes. This is a significant leap forward for our U.S. operations that also underscores our commitment to continuous improvement.”

“The new seats, new inflight entertainment systems, and new soft products will together provide our guests with great comfort and service that are representative of the new Air India. We believe this enhanced offering will solidify Air India’s position as a leading carrier and attract travellers seeking a world-class flying experience between India and the United States.”

Booking Air India A350 flights to New York JFK and Newark

The A350 seats on the Delhi-New York JFK and Delhi-Newark routes are now available for reservation on Air India’s website and mobile app or via travel agents.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF A350 FLIGHTS ON U.S. ROUTES
Flight # Sector Departure Arrival Days of Operation Effective
AI101 DEL-JFK 0220 Hrs 0735 Hrs Daily From Nov 1, 2024
AI102 JFK-DEL 1230 Hrs 1140 Hrs (+1) Daily
AI105 DEL-EWR 0400 Hrs 0910 Hrs 5x weekly From Jan 2, 2025
AI106 EWR-DEL 1115 Hrs 1130 Hrs (+1) 5x weekly

 

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS OPERATED BY B777s WITH UPGRADED

INTERIOR PRODUCT
Flight No. Days of Operation Sector Departure Arrival
Operated using Boeing 777-300ER
AI119 Daily BOM-JFK 0140 Hrs 0740 Hrs
AI116 Daily JFK-BOM 1155 Hrs 1155 (+1) Hrs
AI191 Wed, Fri, Sun BOM-EWR 0145 Hrs 0755 Hrs
AI144 Wed, Fri, Sun EWR-BOM 1205 Hrs 1210 Hrs (+1)
Operated using Boeing 777-200LR
AI173 Daily DEL-SFO 0355 Hrs 0700 Hrs
AI174 Daily SFO-DEL 1030 Hrs 1445 Hrs (+1)
AI179 Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat BOM-SFO 1350 Hrs 1800 Hrs
AI180 Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun SFO-BOM 2030 Hrs 0140 Hrs (+1)
AI175 Wed, Thu, Sun BLR-SFO 1350 Hrs 1730 Hrs
AI176 Mon, Tue, Fri SFO-BLR 2100 Hrs 0325 Hrs (+1)

+1 denotes next day arrival. DEL = Delhi, BOM = Mumbai, BLR = Bengaluru, JFK = New York JFK, EWR = Newark, SFO = San Francisco

Air India launches baggage tracking feature on mobile app & website

Air India has rolled out an easy-to-use baggage tracking feature on its mobile app and website. Leveraging real-time baggage tracking information available from its network airports and a scalable cloud applications infrastructure, this capability will keep guests in the know of their baggage throughout the journey and significantly reduce concern, if any, about their checked-in bags.

Air India is one of the select few airlines in the world to provide this convenience directly to guests without any intervention from airline staff.

Designed and developed by Air India’s digital technology and design teams, in collaboration with the airline’s airport operations department, the feature offers a convenient option for end-to-end baggage tracking with minimal data entry.

Guests can track their checked-in bags simply by scanning the barcode on their baggage receipts. Alternatively, this information becomes automatically available in the ‘My Trips’ section of the mobile app soon after the bags are checked-in, if the trip has been added there.

The feature is also available under the Book & Manage section of the Air India website under ‘Track Your Bags’ tab.

Other important aspects of this feature include:

• Real-time updates: Important details about checked-in bags such as current location, transit status, baggage arrival details along with the local time of events are provided in an easy-to-read manner. The status coverage includes all important baggage touchpoints where baggage tracking technology is available such as check-in, security clearance, aircraft loading, transfers, and arrival in the baggage claim area.
• Tracking of code-share and interline flights: End-to-end baggage tracking will be available across multiple flight segments on Air India. In addition, if the journey includes segments from other airlines in interline or code-share connections belonging to the same reservation, then tracking from those segments is also provided.
• Comprehensive tracking: For guests with multiple checked-in bags, detailed tracking information for each bag is available on a single user-friendly interface. Timely notification is also provided via the mobile app when the baggage is checked in. Enhanced range of notifications significant to the tracking experience, like baggage carousel information on arrival, are also in the pipeline.

“In our sustained efforts to enhance guest experience by embracing innovative digital technology, we can now provide real-time baggage status to our guests. This key-customer centric initiative marks a significant milestone in our transformation journey. Our mobile app serves as the ideal platform for our guests to use this feature as it provides specific information related to baggage as part of ‘My Trips’ segment. Guests can also add baggage tags easily by scanning with the mobile phone’s camera,” said Dr. Satya Ramaswamy, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Air India.