Air India direct flight soon to Toronto, Nairobi |
Air India is planning a direct flight on the Delhi-Toronto route which will be launched on the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27 despite facing the threat of privatisation due to mounting debts. The airline is also planning to launch a direct flight to Nairobi, Kenya sometime in October due to immense tourism potential in that area. Air India chairman and managing director Ashwini Lohani said, "We will launch Delhi-Toronto non-stop flight from September 27 on the occasion of the World Tourism Day." He was speaking to reporters aboard the Indore-Dubai direct flight of Air India. It is also the first international flight from Madhya Pradesh providing the much needed connectivity to the Gulf and beyond to the people of the state. Though the airline is facing a debt of nearly 8.7 billion dollars, the airline is taking all possible steps including reducing operational costs to keep the national carrier afloat. From Indore, Air India is operating a 162-seater A320 neo aircraft, which will fly three times a week directly to Dubai on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday while from Dubai it will fly on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The new flights to Dubai will commence shortly from Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kunnoor and Kochi during winter session which starts from October 10.
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