New Delhi: Air India on Sunday announced that it will operate 78 additional flights on nine international routes from March 10 to 18. This move aims to provide more travel options amid the turmoil caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.According to the airline, these flights will connect Delhi with New York, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, Colombo and Male. In addition, Mumbai will see additional service on the London route.Except for flights to New York, Male and Colombo, additional services will be operated using B787-8 aircraft. For Mali and Colombo, Air India will deploy A320neo aircraft, while services to New York will use B777-300ER aircraft, pending regulatory approvals.
“Despite the difficulties, Air India continues to maintain its scheduled services to Europe and North America, maintaining connectivity to several international gateways using alternative routes that have been assessed as safe for operations. We are confident that passengers who need to fly to destinations in these regions will appreciate the additional options and reliability with Air India,” Nipun Agarwal, Chief Commercial Officer of the Tata Group-owned airline, said in a statement.
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Intense military hostilities between Iran, the United States, and Israel have continued since February 28, when these countries launched joint strikes in Iran.Since then, Tehran has launched attacks on both Israel and US bases in the Gulf states, widening the scope of the conflict.The Middle East is home to more than 10 million (one crore) Indians, and according to the government, more than 52,000 have returned to India since the outbreak of war.