Indian airline to replace lost route
16.03.09
New flights to northern India from Birmingham Airport are being launched – shortly after Air India pulled out of the airport. Akal Air, a division of Air Sylhet, will be running twice-weekly flights to Amritsar – the most popular Indian destination from Birmingham – with a short stop in Vienna.
Air India dropped its direct Birmingham - Amritsar flight at the end of last year, but it had been hoped the flights would return this summer. However, the airline announced last week it would be focusing on its routes from Heathrow.
The Akal Air flights have an hour stopover in Vienna, but do not involve changing planes. This is necessary as only Air India is allowed to operate direct flights from Birmingham to India.
A spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said it was still hopeful Air India would return later in the year. He said that its Birmingham-India route was more profitable than any of the Heathrow ones, but Air India had to drop the service to avoid losing valuable slots at the London airport.
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