Air India, India’s leading airline and a Star Alliance member, today announced the launch of 12 weekly flights to London Gatwick Airport and 5 additional services to London Heathrow Airport. To Gatwick, Air India will operate a thrice-a-week service from cities such as Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi, and is the only scheduled airline to offer direct services to UK’s second largest airport.

Local Times
Gatwick Operations: Schedule* – Effective 26Mar2023
Flt No.DOPOriginDestinationDept TimeArr TimeAircraft
AI  0171Tues / Thu / SatAhmedabadLondon Gatwick13:1018:00B787-8
AI  0172Wed / Fri / SunLondon GatwickAhmedabad20:0008:50+1
AI  0145Wed / Fri / SunGoaLondon Gatwick12:2018:00B787-8
AI  0146Tues / Thu / SatLondon GatwickGoa20:0010:05+1
AI  0169Mon / Thu / SatAmritsarLondon Gatwick13:3018:00B787-8
AI  0170Wed / Fri / SunLondon GatwickAmritsar20:0008:50+1
AI  0149Wed / Fri / SunKochiLondon Gatwick11:5518:15B787-8
AI  0150Mon / Thu / SatLondon GatwickKochi20:0010:25+1

To Heathrow, Air India will add 5 additional weekly frequencies with Delhi increasing from 14 to 17 times a week and Mumbai from 12 to 14 times a week. Just like Heathrow airport, Gatwick also provides passengers with direct access to the UK’s motorway network which will facilitate the convenience of travel by car or coach to London and South-East England. Moreover, with 24×7 direct rail access from the South Terminal, passengers can reach Central London in less than half an hour.

Local Times
Heathrow Operations: Schedule : Effective 26Mar2023
Flight No.Days of OpsOriginDestinationDept TimeArrv TimeAircraft
AI  0161DailyDelhiLondon Heathrow02:3507:30B787-8
AI  0162DailyLondon HeathrowDelhi09:4522:55
AI  0111DailyDelhiLondon Heathrow06:3511:30B787-8
AI  0112DailyLondon HeathrowDelhi13:1502:25+1
AI  0165Tues / ThuDelhiLondon Heathrow15:0520:00B787-8
AI  0165SatDelhiLondon Heathrow14:0519:00
AI  0166Tues / Thu / SatLondon HeathrowDelhi21:4510:55+1
       
AI  0131DailyMumbaiLondon Heathrow14:0019:00B787-8
AI  0130DailyLondon HeathrowMumbai21:3010:55+1
AI  0129Daily ex-ThuMumbaiLondon Heathrow05:1510:15B787-8
AI  0128Daily ex-ThuLondon HeathrowMumbai12:3001:55+1
AI  0129ThursdayMumbaiLondon Heathrow07:0512:05B787-8
AI  0128ThursdayLondon HeathrowMumbai14:0003:25+1

This is part of the airline’s ongoing endeavour to spread its wings on the international aviation map, hence, increasing its market share on international routes. The robust enhancement of operations is one of the major pillars of Vihaan.AI, Air India’s transformational roadmap.

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