Amritsar to Birmingham flight from February 20

New Delhi, January 25

National carrier Air India said today that it would commence non-stop flight operations between Birmingham and Amritsar from February 20.

According to the airline, the twice-a-week service from Amritsar will be operated on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

“The new flight... will operate on the Delhi-Amritsar-Birmingham-Amritsar-Delhi route with the state-of-the-art Dreamliner aircraft on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” it said in a statement.

Air India also operates two daily connecting flights from Amritsar to London and back via Delhi.

“This is the first direct flight being operated by any airline between Punjab and the UK,” an airline spokesperson said.

Flight AI-117 from Delhi will leave at 11.20 am and reach Amritsar at 12.25 am. It will depart from Amritsar at 1.55 pm and reach Birmingham at 5.15pm (local time). On the return leg, AI-118 will take off from Birmingham at 6.45 pm and reach Amritsar the next day at 7.45 am. The plane will leave from Amritsar at 9.15 am and arrive in Delhi at 10.30 am.

“Air India’s direct flight from Amritsar to Birmingham and back will not only fulfil the needs of the ethnic community to fly direct to the holy city, but also help to develop better tourism and trade relations in general,” the statement added. — Agencies