Air India outlines new aircraft deployment on UK routes

Air India aircraft featuring new, retrofitted or upgraded cabin interiors will be deployed on UK routes this summer.

Mumbai-Heathrow flights will operate from July 1 with a combination of new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and retrofitted  Boeing 787-8s, both featuring all-new cabin interiors.

These aircraft will replace Boeing 777-300ERs on the route, which already feature upgraded cabin interiors.

Bengaluru-Heathrow flights will operate from August 1 with the airline’s retrofitted Boeing 787-8 aircraft featuring new cabin interiors, introducing premium economy on the route.

All of the airline’s flights to and from Heathrow will be served by aircraft featuring new cabin interiors as a result.

Flights to Birmingham from Amritsar and Delhi, and to Gatwick from Ahmedabad and Amritsar, will be operated with Boeing 777-300ERs, replacing Boeing 787-8s, introducing first class on the routes.

The deployment adds capacity and helps boost connectivity on selected long-haul routes from various points in India.