Air India Extends State-of-the-Art B777 to all Long Haul Destinations

Oct 10, 2009

• The existing Amritsar-London-Toronto flight will now operate with a B777-300ER, four days a week out of Amritsar. On the remaining three days, the flight will originate from Delhi, thus giving Delhi passengers a direct connection to London-Toronto
• The existing thrice weekly flight to Paris will now be operated with B777-200LR instead of A330.
• Similarly, the product upgrade has also been extended to the four weekly flights to Tokyo, with the deployment of a B777-200LR instead of A330.
• Besides these, additional flights on the Mumbai-Riyadh and Delhi-Riyadh routes will take the total frequencies from India-Riyadh to 11 per week from the existing nine. All the 11 flights will be operated with B777-200ER aircraft instead of B747-400.
• A daily non-stop A319 flight will be introduced between Chennai and Muscat.
• The Air India Express flight on the Kozhikode-Muscat-Kozhikode route will now become a daily flight as against the four times a week. Similarly, the Kozhikode-Doha-Bahrain flight will become a daily flight. Kochi-Muscat-Kochi flight will operate five times a week instead of twice.
• Air India Express will see an increase in capacity with the introduction of all-economy A320 aircraft on its services to Dubai, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo, from various cities in India.

• While the B777 300-ER has a total of 342 seats in three-class configuration of four First Class, 35 Executive Class and 303 Economy Class seats, the B777-200LR has a capacity of 238 seats, with eight seats in First Class, 35 in Executive Class and 195 in Economy Class.
• Each First Class seat in B777-300ER is an individual cabin by itself, offering the premium traveller luxury, privacy and comfort. The seat is 23 inches wide with a pitch of 80 inches and converts into a 31 inches full flat bed. The seat offers lumbar support, a massage system, stowage compartments and adjustable reading light on the seat shell. The 19.5 inches wide Executive Class seat with a pitch of 76 inches, transforms into a 26.5 inches full flat bed. The Economy Class seats, too, are comfortable with 18 inches wide seats, with a pitch of 33 inches. The seats have a roller type therapeutic leg rest for added comfort.
• In the B777-200LR, each First Class seat with a width of 21 inches, can be transformed into a fully horizontal flat bed, 77 inches long and 31 inches wide. A buddy seat has also been provided for those wishing to hold face-to-face discussions. In Executive Class, each seat of 20 inches width can be transformed into a 72 inches long flat bed. For those travelling Economy Class, each seat with a width of 18.5 inches, has been ergonomically designed and has a therapeutic foot rest.
• A USB port enables passengers to connect electronic devices like laptops and digital cameras.
• A choice of 250 hours of video and 150 hours of audio programmes is available on the latest Thales i5000 inflight entertainment system. Individual monitors and high noise immunity provide for a personalised and pleasant entertainment experience.
• Gourmet food served with carefully selected wines and beverages. A wide choice of cuisine like Indian, Continental and Oriental is available. Exclusive convenio service that allows First Class passengers to choose the time of meal.
• Mood lighting in the entire aircraft in soft shades of mauve, green and pink, is relaxing.