Air India started direct flights between Goa and London on Sunday from Goa International Airport.
Initially, it will be a weekly service and from November it will be increased to a fortnightly service according to the air bubble agreement, according to the official Twitter identifier of the Goa airport.
“Important day for Goa International Airport. Today, Air India starts its direct flight LHR-GOI-LHR, B787. Initially once a week and then twice a week starting in November under Air Bubble. Goa connects straight to London now, “the tweet next to the handle reads. read.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has entered into air bubble agreements with several countries despite the fact that regular international flights remain prohibited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Vistara said Thursday that it will increase the frequency of its Delhi-London flights from November 21.
The airline will operate five flights a week on the Delhi-London route starting on November 21, instead of four a week currently operated, and a daily service starting on December 1, Vistara said in a press release. .
Vistara is operating these flights as part of the bilateral air bubble agreement formed between India and the UK.
“The increase in frequency demonstrates our success on the Delhi-London route, its importance in our network and the constant demand for a world-class full service operator from India,” said Vinod Kannan, commercial director of Vistara.
Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Since July, India has established separate bilateral air bubbles with 17 countries, including the UK. In an air bubble deal, airlines from both countries can operate special passenger flights to each other’s territories under certain restrictions.
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