Air India Airbus A350-900 in Dubai: Tata Group-owned airline Air India, creating a new record, has started using the brand new Airbus A350-900 in its fleet on the Delhi to Dubai route.
Air India Airbus A350-900 in Dubai: Tata Group-owned airline Air India, creating a new record, has started using the brand new Airbus A350-900 in its fleet on the Delhi to Dubai route. Air India’s Airbus A350-900 landed on Dubai soil for the first time on Wednesday evening. With this, Air India became the only airline to operate A350 between India and Dubai.
Why is Airbus A350-900 special?
Air India’s A350-900 aircraft have a three-class cabin configuration with 316 seats: 28 private business suites with full-flat beds, 24 premium economy seats with extra legroom and other amenities, and 264 spacious economy seats.
Passengers will get in-flight entertainment
All seats on Air India’s Airbus A350-900 are equipped with the latest generation Panasonic eX3 in-flight entertainment system and HD screens offering over 2,200 hours of entertainment content from around the world.
Air India orders 470 aircraft
Air India began inducting the A350 earlier this year as part of an order for 470 new aircraft placed a year ago. Air India currently operates a total of 72 flights per week to Dubai from five Indian cities, of which 32 are from Delhi.