Ahmedabad: Beginning this Independence Day, people flying from Ahmedabad to London and Newark will get freedom from long and roundabout transit flights. Air India is going to fly non-stop from Ahmedabad to London Heathrow and the same aircraft will fly on to Newark, an airport in New Jersey that is in New York metropolitan area. The flights will begin from August 15 .
Currently, travellers from Ahmedabad have to fly to London via Mumbai which takes 12.5 hours to reach Heathrow. "The new non-stop flight will take only 9.5 hours, reducing the travel time by 3 hours," said Nirbhik Narang, station manager, Air India Ahmedabad.
Similarly, flyers from Ahmedabad to Newark also fly via Mumbai currently. These flyers too will be able to go through the new flight which will have halt of two hours at London.
The flight AI-171 will leave Ahmedabad every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5am from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport reaching London at 10.15am (local time). After a brief halt at London, the same aircraft will leave for Newark at 12.30pm (local time) reaching at 3pm (local time).
18/06/16 Times of India
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Currently, travellers from Ahmedabad have to fly to London via Mumbai which takes 12.5 hours to reach Heathrow. "The new non-stop flight will take only 9.5 hours, reducing the travel time by 3 hours," said Nirbhik Narang, station manager, Air India Ahmedabad.
Similarly, flyers from Ahmedabad to Newark also fly via Mumbai currently. These flyers too will be able to go through the new flight which will have halt of two hours at London.
The flight AI-171 will leave Ahmedabad every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5am from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport reaching London at 10.15am (local time). After a brief halt at London, the same aircraft will leave for Newark at 12.30pm (local time) reaching at 3pm (local time).
18/06/16 Times of India
