{"id":73998,"date":"2024-11-07T22:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=73998"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T04:58:30","slug":"air-india-eyes-new-flights-from-kochi-to-dublin-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/air-india-eyes-new-flights-from-kochi-to-dublin-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Eyes New Flights from Kochi to Dublin, Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DELHI-<\/strong> As per reports, Tata Group-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/air-india\/\">Air India (AI)<\/a> is planning a new destination in Europe with direct flights between Kochi (COK) and Dublin (DUB), Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India is already a dominant carrier in the Europe-India market. The Gurugram-based carrier is leading with 114,000 one-way seats in 2024, up&nbsp;<strong>36%<\/strong>&nbsp;from 2019. While <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Vistara\">Vistara <\/a>has around 46,000 seats. Post-merger Air India will offer 160,000 one-way seats almost 31 percent of the total market share.<\/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\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Air India United Air Canada and Brussels Airlines\" class=\"wp-image-71983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/457472908_1240111970743788_4804442031728545739_n.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Siddh Dhuri | MumbaiPlanes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india-dublin-flights\">Air India Dublin Flights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cochinaviationchannel\/reel\/DCEvKUeu20O\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cochin Aviation Channel<\/a><\/em> on Instagram reported that Baby Pereppadan, Mayor of South Dublin, has confirmed that Air India is in discussions to launch a direct flight service connecting Cochin International Airport and <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Dublin\">Dublin Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an estimated 118 passengers traveling daily between the two cities, the demand for a direct route is evident, flags<em>The Indian Aviation Guy<\/em>.<\/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\">\ud83d\udea8<br><br>An <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/instagram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@instagram<\/a> page named &quot;Cochinaviationchannel&quot; claims that discussions are on for a direct flight between Kochi \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 and Dublin \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea.<br><br>The Mayor of South Dublin held discussions with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@airindia<\/a> for a 3x Weekly flight between the 2 cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lu27f1Tbed\">pic.twitter.com\/lu27f1Tbed<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Indian Aviation Guy \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@TIAG747) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIAG747\/status\/1854550614795227194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks have already taken place with Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), and both Indian and Irish authorities are actively engaged in further negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan aims to establish a three-times-weekly (3X weekly) service, enhancing connectivity and convenience for passengers traveling between India and Ireland.<\/p>\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\/09\/56rz9e8j-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Air India 787\" class=\"wp-image-69479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/56rz9e8j-1200x675.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: avgeekwithlens\/ Harsh Tekriwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-my-take\">My take<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The direct flights between Dublin and Kochi are feasible as Air India already operates direct point-to-point flights between India and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Example, Air India operates direct flights from four Indian cities, Amritsar (ATQ), Ahmedabad (AMD), Kochi, and Mopa Goa (GOX) to London Gatwick (LGW) as they have more demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Few such other routes contrary to Air India hub and spoke model for long-haul flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India wants to establish <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Delhi\">Delhi (DEL)<\/a>, Mumbai (BOM), and Bengaluru (BLR) as their major hub and they already operate the highest number of International flights from Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Air India once they have more aircraft will also serve point-to-point traffic. Recently, there have been talks that Air India should <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/petition-air-india-start-new-flight-to-dallas\/\">launch flights between Hyderabad (HYD) and Dallas (DFW) <\/a>as this is high high-capacity unserved route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If want more info, Also read <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/27\/air-india-dallas-and-los-angeles-flights\/\">Air India Finally Launching New Flights to Dallas and Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At last, to conclude, Air India will significantly focus on becoming a global carrier by serving the routes it never served and having the highest demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us know your thoughts on Air India International&#8217;s expansion plans in the comments on our social media pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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