Thursday, October 1, 2009

Normalcy restored in AI operations, 18 flights take off

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ew Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) With the striking pilots getting back to work, operations of Air India returned to normal today with 18 of its flights taking off from the national capital.

"Flight operations have returned to normal and 18 of our morning flights have taken off for various destination as per schedule," an airlines official said.

The airlines' flights to Southeast Asia operated as per schedule. Air India also operated its Delhi-Frankfurt- Chicago, Mumbai-Frankfurt-Chicago, Mumbai-London, Delhi- London, Amritsar-London-Toronto and Ahmedabad-Frankfurt flights this morning.

At check-in counters at the airport here, AI officials offered passengers roses and apologised to them for the five days of disruption due to the strike.

In an attempt to attract more passengers, the airlines has planned to increase the number of seats offered on special fares, the official said.

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