Air India to add 35 new planes this year, says Ashwani Lohani
Air India plans to add 35 new planes this year as the airline prepares for "consolidation and expansion" by flying to more number of international as well as domestic routes, its chief Ashwani Lohani has said. Emphasising that the "battle has just begun" in terms of revival, Lohani said Air India needs to be competitive in fares with attractive schemes. "I expect almost 35 new planes to join the Air India family during 2017 and all of us need to be in full readiness to receive them, fill them and fly them," the Air India CMD said in a New Year message to the employees. With the addition of the new aircraft, the group would have a fleet of more than 170 planes. According to Lohani, public perception about the airline is showing an improving trend, which is getting visible, "even if marginally in all our performance related indices". <br/>
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Air India to add 35 new planes this year, says Ashwani Lohani
Air India plans to add 35 new planes this year as the airline prepares for "consolidation and expansion" by flying to more number of international as well as domestic routes, its chief Ashwani Lohani has said. Emphasising that the "battle has just begun" in terms of revival, Lohani said Air India needs to be competitive in fares with attractive schemes. "I expect almost 35 new planes to join the Air India family during 2017 and all of us need to be in full readiness to receive them, fill them and fly them," the Air India CMD said in a New Year message to the employees. With the addition of the new aircraft, the group would have a fleet of more than 170 planes. According to Lohani, public perception about the airline is showing an improving trend, which is getting visible, "even if marginally in all our performance related indices". <br/>
