Air India launches direct flight from New Delhi to Copenhagen

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Air India has launched a direct flight from New Delhi to Copenhagen, the Danish capital, as part of the national carrier’s plan to expand its international operations with services to overseas destinations.

Copenhagen is Air India’s 44th international destination and 11th European nonยฌstop destination. In Air India’s trademark style, the inaugural flight was operated by an allยฌ woman crew.

The flight was accorded a ceremonial water canon salute after the plane landed at Copenhagen airport. There was also a cake cutting function at the airport.

The Air India flight AI 157 landed at Copenhagen airport after more than a sevenยฌ hour journey.

The national carrier has been expanding its international operations and has started services to overseas destinations, including Washington and Stockholm so far this year.

To mark the launch of the Copenhagen flight, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal lit the traditional lamp at Terminal 3 of the airport in New Delhi on September 16.

This is the 11th destination in Europe for Air India and it is “connecting the Mermaid with the Maharaja”, Bansal has said, adding that he was looking forward for a good passenger load.

The iconic “Little Mermaid” statue in Copenhagen is one of the city’s most famous monuments.

The bronze structure sits on a rock by waterside in the city and represents a famous character from a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

The Air India service to Copenhagen will be operated with a Dreamliner aircraft thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

“AI 157 will depart from Delhi at 1430 hours to reach Copenhagen at 1845 hours the same day. The return flight AI 158 will leave Copenhagen at 2045 hours and reach Delhi at 0735 hours the next day,” the airline said in a statement.

Apart from Copenhagen, the airline has direct flights to Stockholm, Madrid, Vienna, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, Paris, Birmingham and London.

Air India operates to 44 international destinations and over 70 domestic stations. It has an operating fleet of 142 aircraft, including A320, B777 and B737ยฌ800 planes.

To revive Air India, which has a huge debt burden, the government is working on the modalities for the strategic disinvestment of Air India and its five subsidiaries.

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