Air India Melbourne route in doubt

Air India’s plans to fly to Melbourne announced in June have been delayed until the airline has received approval from the Indian government for a new international route. Melbourne Airport, however, remains confident that Air India will fly there. Air India was scheduled to begin daily services between Tullamarine Airport and Delhi from November 1, but India’s Civil Aviation Ministry has rejected the airline’s planned route for the second time in two months. An Air India board member also is alleged to have written to the regulatory authorities to stress that the route would not be viable and would only