Air India will start operating its wide-body A350-900 aircraft on the Delhi-London route with two daily flights from September 1.
The flights will mark the introduction of the plane on the international long-haul route, as Air India revamps and expands its operations to strengthen presence in international and domestic segments.
"The A350-900 will replace the currently deployed Boeing 777-300 ER and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on 14 of 17 weekly flights. As a result, an additional 336 seats will be available on the Delhi-London Heathrow route each week," the airline said in a release on Thursday.
Besides, the airline will introduce premium economy class seats in the A350-900 planes operating on the Delhi-London Heathrow route.
Air India will operate two daily flights between the national capital and London Heathrow with the A350-900 aircraft starting from September 1.
The airline started operating the A350-900 plane on the international route from May 1 with services between Delhi and
