AI LHR service to stations other than DEL & BOM
Sep 6, 2021, 2:46 am
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AI LHR service to stations other than DEL & BOM
AI leased 6 slots for 2 years from GA at the beginning of the year. I don't think they knew what to do with those slots, so they're flying from GOI and COK and CCU to LHR!
https://twitter.com/LondonAirTravel/...86945570967552
https://twitter.com/LondonAirTravel/...86945570967552
Sep 8, 2021, 4:36 pm
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They also have CCU-LHR and MAA-LHR weekly flight, although both these flights may be temporary.
AI has increased HYD-LHR frequency to twice a week starting Sep 10th. And AI flies AMD-LHR twice weekly. This was a pre-covid flight.
AI has increased HYD-LHR frequency to twice a week starting Sep 10th. And AI flies AMD-LHR twice weekly. This was a pre-covid flight.
Sep 9, 2021, 12:40 am
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/86057264.cms
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
Sep 9, 2021, 4:52 am
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/86057264.cms
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazine...w/65180012.cms
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Sep 20, 2021, 10:33 am
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/86057264.cms
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
Amritsar-Rome on Wednesdays (return on Fridays) is also a weird oddity.
Jan 7, 2022, 1:29 pm
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Italy has the second largest number of Sikhs in Europe. In Europe, only the UK has a larger population of Sikhs. Add in other travel to and via Amritsar, and one day a week doesn’t seem so odd to try. Lots of Italian agro and extractive resource related businesses deal in the Punjab. And it’s sort of two ways.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazine...w/65180012.cms
https://m.economictimes.com/magazine...w/65180012.cms
The crowd seems to be substantial considering they now operate charters from Italy to ATQ, which tested positive recently.
Jan 7, 2022, 1:44 pm
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Festival-related charter flights to Amritsar? I thought the airport has had international charter flights from somewhere before for Parkash Utsav Dasveh Patshah.
Aug 25, 2022, 8:56 am
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Update for S22:
LHR to
BLR,MAA, CCU: gone
AMD, GOI,COK: 2x weekly
ATQ,HYD: 3x
FRA to
BLR: gone
FCO to
ATQ: gone
LHR to
BLR,MAA, CCU: gone
AMD, GOI,COK: 2x weekly
ATQ,HYD: 3x
FRA to
BLR: gone
FCO to
ATQ: gone
Aug 25, 2022, 2:47 pm
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Is it lack of aircraft and crew or insufficient yield ? Hard to believe that they cannot sustain flights LHR to BLR and MAA. CCU flight was operational for a brief period during the peak pandemic period.
Aug 26, 2022, 1:36 am
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After what companies saw was manageable during the pandemic, Europe to BLR business demand should be weaker than it used to be.
Aug 26, 2022, 8:08 am
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With the absurd amount of time US B1s are taking now... I'm guessing US demand will also decrease significantly during holiday, school reopening etc. seasons....