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Jul 26, 2016 (newstodate): Air India remains a coveted prospective airline customer at Denmark's Copenhagen Airport.
Hopes were earlier pinned on plans in 2010 by Air India to select a cheaper alternative to Frankfurt Airport as its European hub, with several alternatives on the list, including Copenhagen Airport.
This never materialized, however, but Air India flights to Denmark remained on the wishing-list.
Now, these hopes are fueled again, this time by comments by the Indian carrier's new chairman since August 2015, Ashwani Lohan, in an Indian press interview published on June 30, 2016.
Mr Lohan reveals that plans are being drawn up to introduce a Delhi-Madrid and a Delhi-Copenhagen service, with the induction of Boeing 787 aircraft later this year.
In the fleet of Air India are now 21 Boeing 787 aircraft, two more will be delivered by the end of this year, and another four will follow by August 2018.
Today, no carrier offers direct flights between India and Denmark since SAS closed down its short-lived route from Copenhagen, Denmark, from March, 2009.
In a Nordic context, Finnair is alone in providing flights to India since November 2006, currently offering up to three weekly rotations between Helsinki and Delhi while going up to daily rotations during certain periods.
Hopes were earlier pinned on plans in 2010 by Air India to select a cheaper alternative to Frankfurt Airport as its European hub, with several alternatives on the list, including Copenhagen Airport.
This never materialized, however, but Air India flights to Denmark remained on the wishing-list.
Now, these hopes are fueled again, this time by comments by the Indian carrier's new chairman since August 2015, Ashwani Lohan, in an Indian press interview published on June 30, 2016.
Mr Lohan reveals that plans are being drawn up to introduce a Delhi-Madrid and a Delhi-Copenhagen service, with the induction of Boeing 787 aircraft later this year.
In the fleet of Air India are now 21 Boeing 787 aircraft, two more will be delivered by the end of this year, and another four will follow by August 2018.
Today, no carrier offers direct flights between India and Denmark since SAS closed down its short-lived route from Copenhagen, Denmark, from March, 2009.
In a Nordic context, Finnair is alone in providing flights to India since November 2006, currently offering up to three weekly rotations between Helsinki and Delhi while going up to daily rotations during certain periods.