Air India goes for A350 on domestic routes

Air India will fly its first A350-900 aeroplane from January 22, 2024 to Indian cities and later to destinations across continents after getting possession of the wide-body jet in December. Flight AI589 will run on all days, except Tuesdays, connecting Bengaluru to Mumbai, Mumbai to Chennai, and Chennai back to Bengaluru, it is learnt. Another flight, AI587, will operate on the same schedule, covering Bengaluru to Chennai, Chennai to Hyderabad, and Hyderabad to Bengaluru. On Tuesdays, flight AI868 will fly from Bengaluru to Delhi, and AI869 will operate in the reverse direction, from Delhi to Bengaluru. This aircraft will have a three-class cabin configuration with a total of 316 seats, including 28 private business, 24 premium economy and 264 economy. In February last year, Air India placed the world’s second-largest single-tranche aircraft order for 470 planes: 250 with Airbus and 220 with Boeing, as per a report.