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AIR INDIA INTRODUCES ‘NEW AIR INDIA EXPERIENCE’ ON DELHI-LONDON HEATHROW ROUTE WITH TWICE-DAILY FLIGHTS ON FLAGSHIP AIRBUS A350 AIRCRAFT

  • A350 will offer a new cabin product with full-flat beds in Business, a new Premium Economy experience along with comfortable, spacious seats in Economy
  • Guests on this flight will experience Air India’s new soft product – Vista Verve
  • Air India will also be introducing on board Wi-Fi soon, starting with the A350 on the Delhi-London Heathrow route

Bengaluru, 2 September 2024: Air India, India’s leading global airline, has introduced its brand-new Airbus A350-900 aircraft on the Delhi-London Heathrow route. This twice-daily service is the first deployment of the ‘new Air India’ experience on long-haul flights and represents a significant milestone in the airline’s transformation program.

The Air India A350 cabin product includes a fresh three-class configuration offering full-flat beds in Business, a new Premium Economy experience and the latest generation seats in Economy.  All guests enjoy the latest-generation inflight entertainment system offering more than 3000 hours of entertainment content, which will shortly be complemented by on board Wi-Fi*.

Air India A350 Premium Economy

Guests in Business and Premium Economy will also enjoy updated amenity kits exclusively designed by Ferragamo and TUMI, as well as Air India’s new soft product – Vista Verve – with new chinaware, tableware, glassware and bedding. Completing the experience, flight and cabin crew will don, for the first time, their new Manish Malhotra-designed uniforms.

Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India, said: “The deployment of the flagship A350s on the Delhi-London Heathrow route marks a significant milestone for Air India. It demonstrates Air India’s commitment to elevating the travel experience of our guests to truly world-class standards and to going beyond just meeting customer expectations as we continue to grow and renew our fleet.”

Air India’s A350 aircraft feature 28 private suites with full-flat beds in Business, 24 seats in a dedicated Premium Economy cabin offering extra legroom and other enhancements, and 264 spacious seats in Economy.

All seats on the A350 come with the latest-generation Panasonic eX3 in-flight entertainment system and HD screens that offer more than 3000 hours of entertainment content from around the world in 13 international and 8 Indian regional languages with a specific category for 100+ hours of content for kids.

With a menu that caters to both Indian and International palate, guests will be served delectable cuisine in an exquisite collection of chinaware with India-inspired designs for a luxurious and culturally rich dining experience.

Air India started inducting the A350s earlier this year, which have since operated flights within India and on short-haul international routes. The A350-900 will replace the currently deployed Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on 14 of 17 weekly flights. As a result, an additional 336 seats will be available on the Delhi-London Heathrow route each week.

SCHEDULE OF A350 FLIGHTS ON DELHI-LONDON HEATHROW ROUTE
(FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2024)

Flight No.

Days of Operation

Sector

Departure

Arrival

AI161

Daily

Delhi – London Heathrow

0245 Hrs

0730 Hrs

AI162

Daily

London Heathrow – Delhi

0945 Hrs

2250 Hrs

AI111

Daily

Delhi – London Heathrow

0645 Hrs

1130 Hrs

AI112

Daily

London Heathrow – Delhi

1315 Hrs

0205 Hrs (+1)

* Subject to approvals

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