Air India on Thursday announced an expansion of its services to the United Kingdom as part of its Northern Winter 2025 schedule, adding a fourth daily flight between Delhi and London (Heathrow), effective October 26.
According to a release, the additional flight increases Air India's frequency from 24x weekly to 28x weekly this winter, adding 1,196 seats each way per week between Delhi and London (Heathrow). All Air India flights on the high-demand route are operated by the airline's new Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft, the release said.
Air India is the largest carrier between India and the UK, operating 61x weekly and deploying 18,066 seats per week (in one direction), which translates to nearly 1.7 million seats annually on routes between the two countries. Air India connects five Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Amritsar) to three points in the UK, namely London (Heathrow), London (Gatwick), and Birmingham.
With the added daily frequency, Air India will operate two daily flights on the route with its Airbus A350-900 aircraft and two daily flights with its Boeing 787-9 aircraft. This ensures the consistent availability of Air India's best widebody cabin products between Delhi and London, with both aircraft types featuring three cabin classes: Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class, the release stated.
Air India's enhanced onboard and ground services deliver world-class experiences for all guests. This is reflected in the airline's high Net Promoter Score (NPS), consistently clocking close to 47 points every month. The Business Class and Premium Economy cabins on Air India's flagship A350-900 aircraft deployed on the Delhi-London (Heathrow) route record even higher NPS, ranging between 50 and 60 points every month. These enhanced services include:
Complimentary lounge access: Air India guests flying First Class and Business Class and eligible Maharaja Club members enjoy complimentary access to world-class lounges globally. At London (Heathrow), Air India guests can choose from the following lounge options for a premium pre-flight experience: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Lufthansa Business Lounge, Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge, and United Club Lounge.
Inflight entertainment and internet connectivity: On all flights between Delhi and London (Heathrow), Air India guests enjoy complimentary WiFi internet connectivity and world-class inflight entertainment (IFE) in all cabins. The airline's new IFE system offers over 3,000 hours of content, including the largest library of Indian entertainment.
World-class on-board service: Air India guests enjoy hot meals featuring a selection of Indian and international cuisine across all cabins, paired with a range of complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Business Class and Premium Economy guests also receive complimentary amenity kits, along with Air India's new luxury bedding and elegantly designed serviceware.
The expanded operations include the optimisation of services on other UK routes, some of which were temporarily adjusted due to operational considerations:
The flight between Mumbai-London (Heathrow) continues to operate double daily or 14x weekly while the flight between Bengaluru-London (Heathrow) has been reinstated to full 7x weekly operation.
The services on Ahmedabad-London (Gatwick) route were temporarily relocated to London (Heathrow) in July 2025, which now return to London (Gatwick), operating 3x weekly.
The flights between Amritsar-London (Gatwick) has been restored to operate 3x weekly while the flights between Delhi-Birmingham has been restored to operate 3x weekly.
The flights between Amritsar-Birmingham will continue to operate 3x weekly.
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