Eid Al Adha 2022: Airline increases Dubai-Delhi flights to meet travel rush

Eid Al Adha 2022: Airline increases Dubai-Delhi flights to meet travel rush

A total of 19 weekly flights to operate between destinations

Published: Thu 30 Jun 2022, 4:49 PM

India’s flagship carrier Air India has boosted its capacity in the Dubai to Delhi sector, the airline announced Thursday.

A total of 18 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and one narrow-body Airbus will be operating between these two destinations, PP Singh, regional manager of Gulf, Middle East and Africa for Air India and Air India Express confirmed to Khaleej Times.

The new flight schedule was launched on Wednesday, June 29. “The first flight took off on Wednesday morning,” said Singh.

AI 0930 will depart from Dubai at 11.10am and arrive in Delhi at 4pm. The flights will operate on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

AI 0996 and AI 0916 will operate on all days of the week departing at 12.05am and 8.40pm respectively. A fourth flight, AI 0956, will operate every Monday, departing at 6.55pm.

"A total of 246 passengers travelled to Delhi from Dubai on Wednesday, and Thursday's flight is sold out after 256 passengers purchased tickets. The minimum one-way fare for an economy ticket is Dh1,130 and business class fares are at Dh 2,030," said Singh.

“Before Wednesday, only 14 Dreamliners were operating between both sectors. Earlier, we had departures to