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As many of you might know Air India is in the process of restructuring its operations and yes, they are doing that gradually and there are visible results that are seen and we shall see in the near future. The common code of AI is to be implemented soon however it seems that Air India Express will remain as a separate entity.
1) Aircrafts:-
Air India has phased out most of their A310s and they have phased out the leased B777s (the ones from UA). The A310s at the moment are doing routes to DMM from 5 points in India. As of today the operational fleet of Air India includes the B777-200LR, B777-300ER, B747-400, A330-200, A321, A320, A319, A310. The B744 does only RUH and have been re instated on CCJ/HYD - JED.
Air India will get its first B787 by march next year, which will be deployed on the DEL - HKG route right away.
2) Routes And Network:-
N. America : JFK, EWR, ORD, LHR, CDG, FRA
Middle East: KWI, JED, RUH, DMM, DXB, SHJ, AUH, MCT. AAN, SLL are the destinations covered by Air India Express only.
Rest Of Asia: KBL, KTM, DAC, CMB, SIN, KUL, BKK, HKG, ICN, KIX, NRT, PVG
The above mentioned international destinations are covered by AI/IC.
The following changes are expected in the network:
* FRA hub to be dumped and just have one terminator flight to FRA. LHR - FRA - ORD, FRA - EWR capacities have been zreo'd out.
* EWR, ORD, AMD-BOM-EWR; ATQ-DEL-HYD-DEL-ORD.
* DEL - SFO non stop still on the cards next year, once the hub at DEL is functional.
* The B77W on the BOM - EWR will be able to carry a maximum of 306 pax, while the inbound flight to BOM will have no penalties. DEL - DEL - ORD.
* There are talks about MEL to be re opened from DEL. Also with the B787s coming up , they will be used to replace the A310s as well as open up thin long haul routes.
* Recently BOM - DXB (AI 717/716 )and BOM - SIN have been upgraded to a B77W which is a same plane service.
* Most of AI's international operations have now headed to DEL at the new integrated T3. In a couple of years time DEL should be a major Star Alliance hub.
As many of you might know Air India is in the process of restructuring its operations and yes, they are doing that gradually and there are visible results that are seen and we shall see in the near future. The common code of AI is to be implemented soon however it seems that Air India Express will remain as a separate entity.
1) Aircrafts:-
Air India has phased out most of their A310s and they have phased out the leased B777s (the ones from UA). The A310s at the moment are doing routes to DMM from 5 points in India. As of today the operational fleet of Air India includes the B777-200LR, B777-300ER, B747-400, A330-200, A321, A320, A319, A310. The B744 does only RUH and have been re instated on CCJ/HYD - JED.
Air India will get its first B787 by march next year, which will be deployed on the DEL - HKG route right away.
2) Routes And Network:-
N. America : JFK, EWR, ORD, LHR, CDG, FRA
Middle East: KWI, JED, RUH, DMM, DXB, SHJ, AUH, MCT. AAN, SLL are the destinations covered by Air India Express only.
Rest Of Asia: KBL, KTM, DAC, CMB, SIN, KUL, BKK, HKG, ICN, KIX, NRT, PVG
The above mentioned international destinations are covered by AI/IC.
The following changes are expected in the network:
* FRA hub to be dumped and just have one terminator flight to FRA. LHR - FRA - ORD, FRA - EWR capacities have been zreo'd out.
* EWR, ORD, AMD-BOM-EWR; ATQ-DEL-HYD-DEL-ORD.
* DEL - SFO non stop still on the cards next year, once the hub at DEL is functional.
* The B77W on the BOM - EWR will be able to carry a maximum of 306 pax, while the inbound flight to BOM will have no penalties. DEL - DEL - ORD.
* There are talks about MEL to be re opened from DEL. Also with the B787s coming up , they will be used to replace the A310s as well as open up thin long haul routes.
* Recently BOM - DXB (AI 717/716 )and BOM - SIN have been upgraded to a B77W which is a same plane service.
* Most of AI's international operations have now headed to DEL at the new integrated T3. In a couple of years time DEL should be a major Star Alliance hub.