With its Dreamliners back in
skies,
India’s national
airline, Air
India
is now looking to expand its global flights operation. The airline is banking
upon the Boeing 787 aircraft to increase its service of flights world over. The
Indian Civil Aviation Minister even termed B787s as “game changer for Air
India.”
Boeing 787 went back to the skies again last month after the
aircraft were grounded for few months following reports of several battery fire
incidents.
India’s
state-run carrier re-launched commercial Dreamliner flights between
Delhi and
London on May 22
and is now planning to commence full-blown global operations and to offer
tickets on flights from
Delhi to
Dubai,
Paris and
Frankfurt. The Indian operator is also connecting
Delhi with
Birmingham
and Sydney-Melbourne from August. Additionally, tickets on flights to
Rome and
Milan and tickets
on services to
Moscow
will also be offered with 787s. All these services are being planned by the Indian
carrier for the near future.
Domestically, the airline has already started flights using
the airliner from Delhi to Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai, allowing
passengers who book tickets on the routes to experience the charm the
Dreamliner. It is also reported that there has been a huge response by the
passengers and many are indeed seeking tickets for the 787 services.
Out of six 787s Air India has, two have been already
modified following the battery fire incidents and others are expected to run flights
pretty soon. Another eight planes will be delivered by Boeing to the Indian
carrier by end of this year.
