Air India Starts Ahmedabad-Newark Flight Service

National carrier Air India today commenced its first Dreamliner service to the United States with the launch of a flight from Ahmedabad to Newark via London. As of now, Airline services all its European routes with the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner plane.

“Air India is happy to start this new flight today. It is a dream fulfilled for the people of Ahmedabad on India’s 70th Independence day. This is the third international flight introduced by Air India and we shall be launching flights to more international destinations soon,” Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashnwani Lohani, said after launching the flight.

Gujarat Minister for Revenue and Education, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was the chief guest on this occasion.

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