{"id":56174,"date":"2024-02-03T21:31:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=56174"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:13:51","slug":"air-india-takes-delivery-of-a350-and-a320neo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/03\/air-india-takes-delivery-of-a350-and-a320neo\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Takes Delivery of New Airbus A350 and A320neo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DELHI-<\/strong> Tata-owned Indian full-service carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Air+India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India (AI)<\/a> has taken a double delivery today (Feb 3, 2024), one of the second <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A350<\/a> and another A320neo. Both aircraft took off from Toulouse (TLS) and landed at<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Delhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Delhi International Airport (DEL) <\/a>at similar time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this, the current fleet of airlines has reached 128 aircraft, including two A350 and 38 A320neo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Air India (AI) has taken a double delivery today (Feb 3, 2024), one of the second Airbus A350 and another A320neo.\" class=\"wp-image-56175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ihpza47.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Air India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india-a350-and-a320neo\">Air India A350 and A320neo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grugram-based carrier is expanding rapidly under the ownership of Tata, and they plan to take delivery of four more A350-900s this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second Airbus A350, having registration VT-JRB, took off from Toulouse at around 8:33 PM UTC. After being airborne for 8 hours and 21 minutes and covering a distance of 6,784, the flight landed safely at Delhi at 4:54 AM UTC (10:24 IST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the newly leased <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A320neo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A320neo <\/a>took from TLS at 8:46 PM UTC and after 8 hours and 10 minutes, the flight landed at DEL at 4:56 AM UTC (10:26 AM IST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India shared the news on X and wrote, &#8220;This is the highlight of our day! Watching our second A350-900 (VT-JRB) &amp; eleventh A320neo (VT-RTV) arriving together in Delhi.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delivery of the A320neo will help Air India to strengthen its domestic operations. Further, it will help them launch new destinations in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India plans to deploy its A350-900s on new US destinations such as Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the highlight of our day! <br>Watching our second A350-900 (VT-JRB) &amp; eleventh A320neo (VT-RTV) arriving together in Delhi.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyAI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlyAI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewAirIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewAirIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A350?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A350<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A320?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A320<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PPurnEtITB\">pic.twitter.com\/PPurnEtITB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Air India (@airindia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airindia\/status\/1753780106651443299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Air India (AI) has taken a double delivery today (Feb 3, 2024), one of the second Airbus A350 and another A320neo.\" class=\"wp-image-56037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/11rd0glq-1140x641.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Air India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-namaste-world-sale\">Namaste World Sale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India yesterday launched the Namaste World Sale, a time-limited network-wide promotion featuring enticing discounted fares for both domestic and international destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The booking window for this sale spans only four days, from February 2 to February 5, 2024, with travel valid from February 2 to September 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the domestic sectors, inclusive one-way Economy class fares commence at a remarkably low Rs 1799, while one-way Business Class fares start at Rs 10,899.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For international sectors, the one-way all-inclusive Economy class fares begin at Rs 3899, and Return Economy class fares start at Rs 9600 for select destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The availability of seats on sale is limited and follows a first-come, first-served basis. Customers stand to benefit from waived convenience fees when booking tickets through the Air India website and mobile app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to domestic cities, the discounted fares extend to the various destinations served by the airline, including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=United+States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States<\/a>, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia<\/a>, the Gulf &amp; Middle East, Asia Pacific, and South Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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