AIR INDIA ANNOUNCES NON-STOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN KOCHI AND DOHA FROM 23 OCTOBER

GURUGRAM, 1st OCTOBER 2023: Air India, India’s leading global carrier, is set to connect Kochi, the commercial hub of Kerala, with Doha, the Capital of Qatar, with a daily non-stop service from 23rd October 2023. This new flight will fulfil the need of a convenient and comfortable direct connection between the two cities.

AI953 will depart at 0130 local time to reach Doha at 0345 hrs. The return flight AI954 will take off from Doha at 0445 hrs to land at Kochi at 1135 hrs (All Local Time).

The flight, operated with an A320neo aircraft, will offer 162 seats (150 in Economy and 12 in Business Class).

Air India also operates a direct daily flight from Kochi to Dubai.

The new launch is in line with Air India’s commitment to expand connectivity and enhance frequency on domestic and international sectors as it keeps augmenting its fleet with new aircraft. The service will further densify and strengthen our operations to the Middle East.

Bookings for the flights have already opened on all channels, including Air India’s website: (www.airindia.com), mobile app, and through travel agents (including online travel agents).

About Air India:

Founded by the legendary JRD Tata, Air India pioneered India’s aviation sector. Since its first flight on October 15, 1932, Air India has built an extensive domestic network with non-stop flights to cities around the world, across the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Far East, South-East Asia, Australia, and the Gulf. After 69 years as a government-owned enterprise, Air India and Air India Express were welcomed back into the Tata group in January 2022.

Air India is navigating through a major five-year transformation roadmap under the aegis of Vihaan.AI, with an ambition to become a world class airline with an Indian heart. The first phase of this transformation, the taxi phase was recently concluded, and focused on fixing the basics. These included bringing back to service many long grounded aircraft, addition of talent across flying and ground functions, rapid upgradation of technology and strengthening of customer care initiatives amongst others.

A member of Star Alliance, the largest global airline consortium of leading international airlines, Air India offers seamless connectivity and facilities to passengers all over the world.