AI LHR service to stations other than DEL & BOM
Aug 26, 2022, 8:09 am
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AI had significantly increased flights to LHR because they got 6 (I think) additional slots from Garuda just before the pandemic and had to use them. Now that Covid is over they might have found new takers for those slots or something similar.
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Aug 26, 2022, 8:28 am
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They are using the 6 slots, thats the whole point of this thread. 
The pent up demand of US NRIs/PIOs flying home to see friends and family between Thanksgiving and new years eve will fill AIs B777 flights to/from US & CA, especially since the US & CA airlines can't fly over Russia.
The B787 fleet doesn't fly that far and mainly does Europe with a little bit of SIN/NRT/HKG/SYD.
The pent up demand of US NRIs/PIOs flying home to see friends and family between Thanksgiving and new years eve will fill AIs B777 flights to/from US & CA, especially since the US & CA airlines can't fly over Russia.
The B787 fleet doesn't fly that far and mainly does Europe with a little bit of SIN/NRT/HKG/SYD.
Sep 1, 2022, 1:45 pm
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Overall AI hasnt reduced their weekly flights to LHR. They have consolidated around certain stations. ATQ and HYD are now 3/wk each, earlier when they were flying CCU/BLR/MAA, each city had 1 or 2/wk frequencies. I am certain Tata took a more data driven decision on closing routes and increasing frequencies in comparison to the govt run AI. I think lack of competition makes ATQ a more viable city than BLR.
Jan 12, 2023, 6:36 am
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Now all the non Hub flights will be moved to LGW. The 6 slots will be used to bump up frequencies to DEL & BOM.
S23:
3x weekly B788 LGW-GOI, COK, AMD, ATQ
17x LHR-DEL
14x LHR-BOM
Curious how they will get the B788 onto the LGW rotation, probably a domestic hop with the widebody. Previously they had a W pattern into LHR from DEL.
S23:
3x weekly B788 LGW-GOI, COK, AMD, ATQ
17x LHR-DEL
14x LHR-BOM
Curious how they will get the B788 onto the LGW rotation, probably a domestic hop with the widebody. Previously they had a W pattern into LHR from DEL.
Jan 12, 2023, 4:01 pm
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Now all the non Hub flights will be moved to LGW. The 6 slots will be used to bump up frequencies to DEL & BOM.
S23:
3x weekly B788 LGW-GOI, COK, AMD, ATQ
17x LHR-DEL
14x LHR-BOM
Curious how they will get the B788 onto the LGW rotation, probably a domestic hop with the widebody. Previously they had a W pattern into LHR from DEL.
https://twitter.com/ArenaJet/status/1613456469688725505
S23:
3x weekly B788 LGW-GOI, COK, AMD, ATQ
17x LHR-DEL
14x LHR-BOM
Curious how they will get the B788 onto the LGW rotation, probably a domestic hop with the widebody. Previously they had a W pattern into LHR from DEL.
https://twitter.com/ArenaJet/status/1613456469688725505
Last edited by hyho61; Jan 12, 2023 at 4:11 pm