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Airlines States - Gujarat Indian mulls Gujarat-UK flight Ashwini Phadnis
New Delhi , Oct 29 The Indian diaspora living in the interiors of the UK could soon have the option of flying with another Indian carrier. Indian is evaluating the option of operating to Birmingham with the leased Airbus A-330 aircraft that are to soon be inducted into its fleet. "Birmingham is one of the cities being considered along with destinations in Australia, South Africa and China. Our teams have visited the cities and a decision on which routes the A-330 aircraft would be deployed is expected soon," a senior airline official told Business Line. As part of the study the airline is also examining the possibility of operating on the Gujarat-Birmingham route as several requests have been received from the Gujarati community both in the UK and India, sources said. The airline was earlier evaluating the option of deploying the Airbus A-330 aircraft on the India-London sector. However, there was a rethink in the airline mainly on account of drop in yields and intense competition on the India-Heathrow route. Currently, Air India and Jet Airways operate regular flights from various cities in India to Heathrow, while British Airways and Virgin Atlantic operate regular flights from Heathrow to various Indian cities. The intense competition on the route has seen return fares drop to as low as Rs 18,000. Air India, however, is the only airline from India and the UK side to operate regular services to Birmingham.
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