BA launches ‘double dailies’ from Delhi

DOUBLE DAILIES: The second daily flight connecting Delhi to London Heathrow will commence operating on 8th April 2006. This new flight is in addition to the existing daily.

This increase in operations comes soon after the launch of the new 5 times a week Bangalore - London Heathrow direct service that has made British Airways the first international airline to offer direct flights to London Heathrow from five cities in India - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata.

The airline has already launched double dailies from Mumbai and additional flights from Chennai that takes the number of direct flights from various cities in India to London to 35 per week. With the double dailies from Delhi, British Airways will be operating 42 non-stop flights per week to London Heathrow.

The increase in flight services comes after the successful outcome of bilateral talks between UK and India, which allows more flights to operate between the two countries.