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Air India to launch flights from Los Angeles, Boston
Air India, which is owned by the Tata Group, intends to run flights to other US locations, including Los Angeles and is monitoring a number of metrics, according to reports.
The airline currently offers nonstop service to five American cities: Chicago, San Francisco, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Los Angeles and Boston are among the locations being considered as potential new long-distance flight destinations from India.
According to aviation industry experts, starting a new destination necessitates considering a wide range of variables, such as fleet size, pilot strength, and traffic volume on the route.
According to the source, variables that need to be taken into account include the number of pilots already in service, training for cabin crew, and ground employees that will be stationed at an airport at the new location. Many people with Indian ancestry or nationality, including students at different US colleges, reside in or work there. Additionally, many Indians travel to the US.
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A senior Air India official recently said that the airline’s privatisation has “enabled Indian aviation” to capture a substantial portion of the market that had previously “remained untapped.”
“Privatisation has always been a difficult topic in India, especially when it involves an asset like Air India, the country’s national carrier, and there are many feelings attached to it,” he said.
“Everyone wants Air India to be successful and remain a national carrier. Second, and maybe most significantly, it occurred because it was Tata, and the kind of confidence that the name inspires made matters simpler, the official added.
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First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class
India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo (6E), celebrated its 18th anniversary in August 2024 by announcing a major upgrade: a new Business Class product called “IndiGo Stretch.”
Now, the airline has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft fitted with these premium seats. Registered as VT-ICF, this first A321neo with the new configuration took off from Hamburg (XFW) at 6:06 PM local time, operating flight 6E9001.
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The launch route for IndiGoโs A321neo with IndiGo Stretch seats will be from Delhi to Mumbai, starting November 14, 2024. After this initial route, the airline plans to expand the offering across its network.
Airbus completed the final assembly of this special aircraft in Hamburg, where the A321neo Final Assembly Line is located. Enthusiastic planespotters got a sneak peek of the new IndiGo Stretch interior before the aircraftโs official delivery to India.
Tobias Gudat, a planespotter on X.com, captured images of the aircraft, still marked with its test registration, showcasing its fresh Business Class interior.
Adding a distinctive touch, each IndiGo aircraft featuring the Stretch product will have the slogan “IndiGo Means Business” displayed on the fuselage, signaling a new era of premium travel for the airline.
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IndiGo took delivery of the A321neo with the Stretch seats on October 30, 2024, coinciding with Airbus’s delivery of the world’s first A321XLR to Iberia.
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