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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31

National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), which flies as Air India, is set to make Munich its European hub.

Mr V. Thulasidas, Chairman and Managing Director, NACIL told Business Line that Munich, as the airline's European hub, "is more or less final". However, Air India officials and officials of Munich airport need to work out the details. The Munich hub will be fully operational in about three years, he added.

Air India is also considering establishing mini-hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore, Mr Thulasidas said. Hong Kong is already a hub of sorts and the plan is to expand this. Similarly, Singapore could be used as a mini-hub for flights to Australia and Indonesia, he added.

The airline plans to have a large number of flights from India to Munich.

From Munich, passengers can fly with Air India to destinations in North America or can use the airline's Star Alliance partners to connect to destinations in North and South America. For travel within Europe, passengers can use Air India's Star Alliance partners out of Munich, he said.

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