After almost three years, Air India resumed operations in Italy on February 1 with the reactivation of the Delhi (DEL) – Milan (MXP) route. With the start of the airline’s services, Malpensa Airport (MXP) is once again connected with non-stop flights to India.
Flight AI 137 was operated in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner registered with the registration number VT-ANO, took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) at 14:58 local time and landed at Malpensa Airport (MXP) at 18:30, after eight hours and 30 minutes.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, Air India will offer 2,048 weekly seats between Delhi (DEL) and Milan (MXP). For now, the company keeps its operations to Rome – Fiumicino (FCO) suspended.
“The company is among the fastest growing airlines and its decision to prioritize the reintroduction of Milan – Malpensa further confirms the strong industry interest in the potential of our catchment area and Northern Italy as a destination,” said Andrea Tucci, Vice President Aviation Business Development, Sea Milan Airports.
“The return of Air India’s direct flight to Delhi on the Malpensa network contributes to improving connectivity to and from the Asian market, which has been the most affected by the isolation caused by the pandemic crisis,” Tucci added.
Flight Itinerary
- Delhi – Milan/Malpensa Flight AI 137 DEL 14:20 – MXP 18:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
- Milan/Malpensa – Delhi Flight AI 138 MXP 20:00 – DEL 08:00+1 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The route will be operated on Boeing 787-8 aircraft with a capacity of 256 passengers in two classes (18 Business Class/238 Economy).
According to data compiled by Aviacionline through the Italian National Agency for Civil Aviation (ENAC), 101,720 passengers were mobilized in 2019 between Milan (MXP) and Delhi (DEL).
The airline continues to build its network in Europe, in addition to the restart of its operations to the Italian financial capital, from February 18 it will resume its non-stop services to Vienna (VIE) and on March 1 to Copenhagen (CPH), which will be complemented by routes to London – Heathrow (LHR), Birmingham (BHX), Frankfurt (FRA) and Paris (CDG).
With the start of Air India to Northern Italy, Malpensa Airport (MXP) will be connected to the following destinations in the Asia-Pacific region: Beijing – Capital (PEK), Wenzhou (WNZ), Hong Kong (HKG), Taipei (TPE), Seoul – Incheon (ICN), Singapore (SIN), Nanjing (NKG), Male, Maldives (MLE) and Delhi (DEL).
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