Mumbai, October 1: In a bid to meet the demands of passengers during the festive season of Dussehra, national carrier Air India is set to fly double-decker Boeing 747 aircraft to two key domestic destinations, Mumbai and Kolkata. According to reports, the services of the 423-seater Air India aircraft would begin from October 16. The aircraft, which is referred to as a 'Jumbo Plane' will have 12 seats in first class, 26 in business and 385 in economy class.

Meanwhile, the Jumbo aircraft will also operate two flights per day daily on the Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi sector from November 1 to November 11 to cater to passenger demand during the Diwali season. Air India in its statement said that the `Jumbo' plane will operate one flight per day each to Kolkata and Mumbai from New Delhi between October 16 and October 21. According to a PTI report, Kolkata will be covered in the first phase and Mumbai in the second phase (November). Air India's Outstanding Bill Towards Government Rises to Rs 1146.86 Crore, PMO Owes Rs 543.18 Crore.

Usually, these four-engine planes are operated on international routes as well as for ferrying VVIPs.  Coincidentally, the year 2018 also marks the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747 operations.Air India Grounds 19 Planes Due to Lack of Spare Parts! Leads to Cancellations & Huge Loss to Revenue.

According to the airline, the first B-747 will operate as AI 887 and will leave from Delhi at 0700 hours and arrive in Mumbai at 0910 hours. On its return journey, it will be operated as AI 809 and will leave from Mumbai at 1040 hours to reach Delhi at 1245 hours, a report by PTI stated. However, the next B747 flight will operate as AI764 and is scheduled to depart from Delhi at 1655 hours and reach Kolkata at 1910 hours. The return flight, AI 023, will leave from Kolkata at 2050 hours and reach Delhi at 2255 hours, the airline said.

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