Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
Air India could use some A330s/B767s. That's the perfect kind of plane to serve Europe. The 777 is just too big, and both the 777/787 are made for longer haul route structures.
For Air India the 777 is fine for London, but not Paris and Frankfurt where Air France and Lufthansa are more successful.
The A330s, or multipurpose 787s, would do well on those routes, but also for launching new routes in Europe. There is high demand for a direct flight from MAN to India, due to the large Indian community there and businesses. PIA operates daily flights to Pakistan, but only serves the diaspora as there are less business links than there would be for a flight to BOM, DEL, BLR or MAA.