AI terminates Ahmedabad-London flight

As the airlines industry grapples with the turmoil in the aviation sector, Air India has announced the termination of its Ahmedabad-London direct flight AI 113 from Thursday.

Air India Deputy General Manager Prasad Rao told Newsline on Friday that the flight is being withdrawn for operational reasons. “With a flight which can accommodate about 225 people, we need to have it full or at least filled to the optimum level for its feasibility,” Rao said, adding that while there are a few frequent fliers from Ahmedabad to London, the flight was not meeting its optimum load level.

“For the fliers from Ahmedabad, we have a number of connecting flights from Mumbai,” Rao said. He, however, hinted at the possibility of the flight being restarted once it is feasible.