Ahmedabad Investment：Melbourne welcomes non-stop Air India flights to Mumbai

Jetting off thrice-weekly on a Boeing 787, the sub-13 hour flight out of Melbourne supplements the Star Alliance member’s daily Melbourne-Delhi connection, with potential to add more as demand grows.Ahmedabad Investment

Given Melbourne welcomes more Indian visitors than any other Australian city last financial year – 433,000 in the 12 months to June – the schedule is unlikely to remain static for long.

Taking wing every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, AI311 from Melbourne to Mumbai jets off at 8pm and arrives at 2:35am.

On the return, AI310 sees wheels up from Mumbai at 12:50am those same three days and wheels down at 6:10pm.Nagpur Investment

Melbourne Airport CEO Lorie Argus says Air India’s arrival highlights the benefits of open skies agreements, while also noting the hard work the airport has done in attracting new airlines whilst bolstering capacity with existing airline partners.

“It’s exciting that we will no longer be benchmarking ourselves against pre-pandemic levels in the international market, but instead setting new records,” Argus enthuses.

“Unlocking a city of more than 21 million people is huge for our Indian community as well as the broader Victorian economy and wouldn’t be possible without the security of open skies agreements.”

The Tata Group-owned Air India is undergoing a full-scale transformation at present, beginning with a new logo and livery and extending to a nose-to-tail makeover of its twin-aisle fleet – and yes, that includes the all-new first and business class.

A fresh livery red, aubergine and gold highlights will make its grand debut on the airline’s first Airbus A350, which takes wing later this month, before rolling out across the full twin-aisle fleet as part of a $400 million refurbishment project.

By March 2024, it’s expected 33% of the airline’s widebody fleet will have been upgraded.

Recently-unveiled new uniforms designed by Indian couturier Manish Malhotra will also be phased in over the next few months, beginning with the imminent Airbus A350.

Air India’s Flying Returns loyalty program is also in line for a makeover in early 2024, with the airline saying the change will unlock “thousands of new redemption possibilities”.

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