Indian Sub-Continent Links for Birmingham

摘要

Air india launched its first flights to Birmingham from Delhi and Amritsar on August 1 using its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The inaugural service AI461, with nearly 220 passengers on board, was operated by VT-AND (c 36278), and it received the traditional water cannon salute from the airport's fire department on arrival. The 256-seat airliner - with 18 Business Class and 238 Economy seats -will fly the route four times weekly (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) arriving into Birmingham at 19:00 and departing for Delhi at 21:30. Welcoming the inaugural service, the airport's CEO, Paul Kehoe, said: "We are delighted to welcome this new service into Birmingham and to now offer regular scheduled flights to Delhi and Amritsar on the fantastic Dreamliner." Meanwhile, Pakistan's second largest scheduled airline, Air Blue is launching twice-weekly rotations to the Midlands facility from Lahore via Islamabad starting on September 28. The route will be served by 342-seat all-economy Airbus A340s on a Wednesday and Saturday.