- Saturday, April 27, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
AIR India will resume operations between New Delhi and Sydney from November 15 with a thrice-a-week service.
On Wednesday (27), India’s national carrier said in a tweet, “Air India is set to resume operations in Delhi- Sydney-Delhi sector with a thrice-a-week service from 15th Nov ’21. Bookings open from 5:30 PM AESDT today through Air India Website, Booking Offices, Call Centre & our Authorised Travel Agents.”
#FlyAI : Air India is set to resume operations on Delhi- Sydney-Delhi sector with a thrice-a-week service from 15th Nov '21.
Bookings open from 1200 hrs IST today through Air India Website, Booking Offices, Call Centre & our Authorised Travel Agents. pic.twitter.com/qx7k7E77cv
— Air India (@airindiain) October 27, 2021
Air India also told Australia Today that while there are no flights currently to and from Melbourne, it will update on the matter as soon as it gets information.
Australian carrier Qantas announced last week that it will start flights to New Delhi on December 6.
“Hello Delhi! For the first time in almost a decade, we’re flying direct to India. Flights from Sydney to Delhi take off before Christmas,” it tweeted.
Hello Delhi! For the first time in almost a decade, we’re flying direct to India. Flights from Sydney to Delhi take off before Christmas.
— Qantas (@Qantas) October 21, 2021
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said while announcing direct flights to India that it was very important for the Indian-Australian community to reunite children with their grandparents, something that was disrupted during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I know, particularly in our Indian community, that (Uniting with parents) has been a very important issue for them, and I know that will be welcome, and Alan and the team will be flying them here with these wonderful new services going through Darwin. That’s great news for the Northern Territory as well,” he was quoted as saying by Australia Today.
