Air India

[Ray Finkle]

Mumbai definitely appears to be a target but whether they are close I do not know. It is apparently a very difficult airport to gain slots so any service may have to displace another.

With the way that Amritsar is set up I wouldn't be surprised to see it extended to Toronto at some point. Tue, Thur, Sat from ATQ and Wed, Fri, Sun from YYZ.

 

[BHX492]

I’ve just found this it says the will start fly to Amritsar 5 times a week
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...to-five-times-a-week/articleshow/64024382.cms

 

[Coathanger16]

Mumbai definitely appears to be a target but whether they are close I do not know. It is apparently a very difficult airport to gain slots so any service may have to displace another.

The current Mumbai airport is a single runway airport and busier that Gatwick so yes very difficult to get slots. There are plans for a new airport that will open by 2020 at the earliest, so perhaps once that happens Mumbai could be an option...

 

[Ray Finkle]

I’ve just found this it says the will start fly to Amritsar 5 times a week
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...to-five-times-a-week/articleshow/64024382.cms

Ten weekly would be nice with five each to Delhi and Amritsar. If the article is true and they're seeing 90-100% load factors then it makes sense. This is Air India though so they won't go on sale until 2-3 weeks before


"The recently introduced Birmingham to Amritsar flights will soon be operating five days a week," said British Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who spearheaded the idea of connecting the two cities.

"It's been in the pipeline a while but now the Indian Cabinet has given the green light for it," he added. "It started on two days a week, last month they agreed to make it three days and now it will become five days a week. I thank the UK and Punjabi travellers for the enthusiasm with which they have made the flights successful," Dhesi added.

 

[Ray Finkle]

86% load factor on the combined inbounds yesterday.

When you think that the Saturday Amritsar has only been on sale for a couple of weeks that's very impressive.

 

[Brum X]

Some great pics of the x 2 Air India 787 now every Saturday

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/news-airindia.html

 

[Sam1988]

Air India going 2 times a day from June with the 787 TUE THU SAT to Amritsar and Delhi

 

[GliderPilot]

So two flights AI flights on Tuesday and Thursday as an addition to Saturday?

 

[jfy1999]

Air India going 2 times a day from June with the 787 TUE THU SAT to Amritsar and Delhi

This is Air India though so they won't go on sale until 2-3 weeks before

Looks like you nailed it Ray

 

[Sam1988]

So two flights AI flights on Tuesday and Thursday as an addition to Saturday?

correct from June 3x a week 2x a day TUE THU SAT both operated by 787 dreamliner

 

[thunderchild]

Nice too see DEL back to daily - disproves the theory held by many that the Indian market from Birmingham isn’t just about Amritsar.

Two daily flights to India three times a week from BHX? Who’d have thought eh?

 

[Deleted member 8862]

With the not entirely unexpected AI expansion of services to ATQ,

where does that leave the Uzbekistan return?

 

[nwoody2001]

Nothing showing on the Air India website yet or google flights yet.... any update on when these will be loaded?

 

[Ray Finkle]

where does that leave the Uzbekistan return?

I wouldn't hold your breath on that one.

With Air India growing nicely I'm not sure that we need them anyway?

 

[Brum X]

This is a nice bit of juicy positive news for a change.

That spokesperson for Air India last week wasn't bluffing when they said they wanted to work closely with BHX to grow services from the Midlands to India and they have delivered.

Great stuff Air India

 

[nwoody2001]

...not yet lol

 

[Brum X]

...not yet lol

Yes I understand your reluctance to celebrate just yet. Maybe I will save that glass of the red stuff until I hear confirmation on this.

 

[Brum X]

However it is Friday night so im going to have a glass anyway, he he he

 

[58terminus]

With the not entirely unexpected AI expansion of services to ATQ,

where does that leave the Uzbekistan return?

More to the point where does it leave Turkmenistan. Would be very sad to them forced out after so many years.

 

[Brum X]

Turkmen will be just fine. They are much cheaper than Air India to ATQ via Askhabad.