{"id":64708,"date":"2024-06-12T14:09:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=64708"},"modified":"2024-06-15T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:59:28","slug":"air-india-to-deploy-its-boeing-787-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/air-india-to-deploy-its-boeing-787-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India to Deploy its Boeing 787 to Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GURUGRAM-<\/strong> Tata-owned Indian FSC <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Air+India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India (AI) <\/a>plans to expand its capacity on flights to Sri Lanka starting July 2024 by introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner<\/a> service for two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gurugram-based carrier operates a fleet of 27 787 Dreamliners, of this 24 are in operation and two are grounded for maintenance and one is in storage.<\/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\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Air India (AI) plans to expand its capacity on flights to Sri Lanka starting July 2024 by introducing Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service for two months.\" class=\"wp-image-31565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/standard_compressed_33962913860_2806364920.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Air India &#8211; en Boeing 787 Dreamliner i selskapets farger\nBruno Geiger Airplane Pictures and Collection.\nLisens: CC BY NC 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india-sri-lanka-flights\">Air India Sri Lanka Flights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeroroutes.com\/eng\/240607-aijul24cmb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aeroroutes<\/em> <\/a>reported these planned operational changes and they are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chennai (MAA) \u2013 Colombo (CMB) [01 July 2024 \u2013 31 August 2024]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of two daily flights will see the Boeing 787-8 replacing the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A321<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI273: MAA 05:40 \u2013 CMB 07:05 (787-8, Daily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI271: MAA 11:55 \u2013 CMB 13:15 (A321, Daily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI272: CMB 14:15 \u2013 MAA 15:40 (A321, Daily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI274: CMB 17:05 \u2013 MAA 18:30 (787-8, Daily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Delhi (DEL) \u2013 Colombo [01 July 2024 \u2013 31 August 2024]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The daily flight will switch from an Airbus A321 to a Boeing 787-8.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI281: DEL 12:30 \u2013 CMB 16:05 (787-8, Daily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI282: CMB 08:20 \u2013 DEL 11:50 (787-8, Daily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-1024x695.png\" alt=\"Air India (AI) plans to expand its capacity on flights to Sri Lanka starting July 2024 by introducing Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service for two months.\" class=\"wp-image-41369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-750x509.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184-1140x774.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-184.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Akbarali Mastan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bengaluru-london-flights\">Bengaluru-London Flights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Air India announced the launch of non-stop flights between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Bengaluru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bengaluru (BLR)<\/a>&nbsp;and<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=London+Gatwick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;London Gatwick (LGW)<\/a>, beginning on 18 August 2024. These flights will also be operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes Bengaluru the fifth Indian city to connect with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=UK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK\u2019s&nbsp;<\/a>second-largest airport. Subsequently, this new service will enhance Air India\u2019s presence in the UK and highlight the strong economic and cultural ties between India and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India currently connects four other Indian cities\u2014Ahmedabad (AMD), Amritsar (ATQ), Goa (GOX), and Kochi (COK)\u2014to London Gatwick. Additionally, the airline operates 31 weekly flights to London Heathrow (LHR) and 6 weekly flights to and from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Birmingham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birmingham (BHX)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the merger of&nbsp;Air India&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Vistara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vistara (UK)<\/a>&nbsp;marking the final step in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">Telegram Group<\/a>\u00a0for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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