{"id":51835,"date":"2023-11-22T13:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=51835"},"modified":"2023-11-22T13:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:58:48","slug":"air-india-to-restart-delhi-amsterdam-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/air-india-to-restart-delhi-amsterdam-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India to Restart Delhi-Amsterdam Flights After Suspension of Slot Restrictions | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DELHI-<\/strong> Tata-owned Indian FSC, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Air+India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India (AI),<\/a> is set to restart Delhi-Amsterdam flights after the Dutch government suspended the slots restrictions at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in May 2023, Air India announced the DEL to AMS route, indicating that it would be serviced by its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Boeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing\u00a0<\/a>787-8 aircraft. But in October 2023, the airline announced service suspension due to AMS&#8217;s slot constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tata-owned Indian FSC, Air India (AI), is set to restart Delhi-Amsterdam flights after the Dutch government suspended the slots restrictions at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS).\" class=\"wp-image-31401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Air_India_VT-ANX_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_39747889725.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia &#8211; Air India, VT-ANX, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=67097504<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india-restarts-delhi-amsterdam-flights\">Air India Restarts Delhi-Amsterdam Flights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from December 17th, the airline is set to resume its four-times-a-week flights from Delhi (DEL) to Amsterdam (AMS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviation A2Z<\/a><\/em> sources, the flights will be operational on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flight AI155 departs from Delhi at 13:00 and arrives in Amsterdam at 17:40.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flight AI156 takes off from Amsterdam at 19:45 and lands in Delhi at 08:05 the next day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-1024x770.png\" alt=\"Tata-owned Indian FSC, Air India (AI), is set to restart Delhi-Amsterdam flights after the Dutch government suspended the slots restrictions at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS).\" class=\"wp-image-35150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-600x451.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-1536x1155.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-750x564.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116-1140x857.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-116.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Aneesh Phadnis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inaugural-flight\">Inaugural Flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India&#8217;s\u00a0inaugural flight between Delhi and Amsterdam Took off for the first time on June 11, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legacy carrier announced the route back on May 8, 2023. Further, the flight is serviced by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Boeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing<\/a>\u00a0787-8 Dreamliner with two cabin classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Flight Radar 24, the Air India flight AI155 departed from Delhi (DEL) at 1:25 PM IST (7:55 AM UTC). Subsequently, the aircraft covered 6,375 KM and landed at Amsterdam (AMS), Netherlands, at 18:35 Local Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft used by Air India for its Inaugural flight is Boeing 787, having registration VT-NAC. Further, the aircraft is 5.7 years old, and the airline took delivery of it Oct 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Campbell Wilson, CEO &amp; MD of Air India, expressed his thoughts on the launch of the new Amsterdam route. He stated, \u201cBy introducing this non-stop flight to Amsterdam, Air India is expanding its long-haul network and providing more choices for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis, along with the addition of other European routes in recent months and those planned for the future, aligns with our goal of establishing Delhi as a prominent international hub,\u201d added Mr. Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance-750x502.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1076px-Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport_entrance.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Cjh1452000 &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=16245498<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cancellation-announcement\">Cancellation Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from October 27, 2023, Air India will cease operating its route from Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to AMS. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) winter season for 2023\/2024 begins on October 29, 2023, and will run until March 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports from Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL), which is responsible for slot coordination at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), and Eindhoven Airport (EIN), the total number of available slots at AMS during the summer 2023 season was 303,000. However, ACNL has noted that this number has been reduced to 189,515 for the winter season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACNL\u2019s filings further revealed that there was a waitlist for slots at AMS, totaling 22,052 slots, with 18,640 of them being requested for passenger services, while the remaining 3,412 slots were sought after by cargo operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported earlier by<em><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/air-india-first-inaugural-delhi-amsterdam-flight-takes-off-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Aviation A2Z<\/a><\/em>, the inaugural flight took off on June 11, 2023, with Air India initially offering four weekly flights between DEL and AMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India offers a total of 77 weekly non-stop flights between India and Europe. Subsequently providing passengers with increased flexibility and convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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