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| Air India Begins Daily Direct Fligh |
| Air India Begins Daily Direct Flight From Ahmedabad To London
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| INDIA
, 15-December-2015
12:2:39 PM |
| : National carrier Air India today started its direct daily flight from Ahmedabad, the economic and industrial hub of Gujarat, to London.
Air India flight AI-131, a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft, with 247 passengers onboard, took off from the Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport here at 0430 hours this morning.
With the commencement of this flight, Air India became the first airline to offer direct flight between Ahmedabad and London, a release said.
Gujarat Civil Aviation Minister Saurabh Patel along with Law Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja, who handles the NRI department, greeted the passengers of the inaugural flight at the airport by handing over them boarding passes, it said.
All the passengers of the new flight were also presented with rose at the time of check-in.
"This flight will benefit lakhs of Gujratis living in London as well as numerous people here who are fond of travelling. I thank Narendra Modi-led Central government for starting this new service," Mr Patel said.
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