Air India to increase flights in the summer months as planned

Air India is planning to expand operations for the upcoming summer schedule (beginning April), taking its number of flights to over 400 from 380 at present in a bid to garner more revenues from profitable routes. In addition to introducing new international flights the airline will also start operations on the low-cost model on routes serviced exclusively by budget airlines in order to increase market share. This is of course a direct attack on Kingfisher’s collapsing market share. Come April, Air India will introduce for the first time daily flights between Vizag and Dubai via Hyderabad and those between Delhi