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India Patna: Jay Prakash Narayan Airport [9] India Chandigarh: Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport: Terminated: India Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport: Hub [3] [10] India Dabolim: Dabolim Airport [11] India Surat: Surat Airport [12] India (Jammu and Kashmir) Jammu: Jammu Airport [13] Srinagar: Srinagar Airport [14]
Air India commenced operations on 29 July 1946, operating under the Government of India. On 8 June 1948, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess operated the airline's first international flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow. [2] As of March 2025, Air India serves a total of 44 international and 46 domestic destinations. [3]
In June 2009, Terminal 2 became the hub of Air India Express and flydubai, [89] and the terminal houses the airline's corporate head office. [90] Terminal 2 has undergone a major refurbishment recently, extending check-in and boarding facilities, changing the interior and exterior décor, and offering more dining choices to passengers.
On 8 June 1962, the airline's name was officially truncated to Air India [2] and on 11 June 1962, Air India became the world's first all-jet airline. In 1971, the airline took delivery of its first Boeing 747-200B named Emperor Ashoka (registered VT-EBD) [19] and introduced a new Palace in the Sky livery and branding. The airline operated 11 ...
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If passengers need to continue the check-in process at the airport after performing an online check-in, a special lane is typically offered to them to reduce wait times unless all desks are designated as baggage drop-off points. Furthermore, online check-in for a flight is often available earlier than its in-person counterpart. [4]
The aircraft of AIX Connect were transferred to Air India Express Air Operator Certificate (AOC). In October 2023, VT-ATD, an Airbus A320neo became the first to transfer into the Air India Express fleet after completing the DGCA’s CAP3100 process. [49] On 1 October 2024, the merger of AIX Connect and Air India Express was declared to be ...
Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320 family of aircraft in 1989 and the smaller Airbus A319s in 2005, which are now used by Air India on domestic and regional routes, respectively. [4] On 11 January 2006, Air India announced an order for 68 jets – 8 Boeing 777-200LR, 15 Boeing 777-300ER, 18 Boeing 737-800 and 27 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.