All flights operating normally

May 28, 2010

Air India has resumed the normal schedule of operations across the entire network from today; with the total passenger bookings on the IC coded flights crossing 32,000.

The daily average passenger carriage for May 2010 stands at 29,070, up from an average of 24,350 in May 2009.

Relief flight for rail mishap victims

Air India pressed into service a special relief aircraft to rush aid for victims of the rail mishap near Jhargram in West Bengal.

A 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft VT ABC took off from Kolkata airport at 11.20 am for the Kalaikunda Indian Air Force airstrip near the site of the disaster. On board was a 43-member team of the National Disaster Management wing and 500 kgs of relief material. Two officials of Air India, including an engineer, were also on board to extend logistical support.