Air India gets high response for Vande Bharat ferry flights to US, Europe
New Delhi, June 6 (HS) Air India has witnessed a high demand for its ferry flights which are to be operated under the Centre’s Vande Bharat Mission. The demand has been noticed in the North America sector.
In the phase three of the mission, the airline will operate 300 flights to North America and Europe from June 9 to June 30, 2020.
In a tweet, the airline said, “Sale of tickets commenced at 5 p.m. yesterday for select destinations in USA, Canada, UK & Europe under Phase-3 of #VBM. Our website experienced 6-7 times more activity & over 22,000 seats have been sold overall till 8 a.m. More seats to more destinations will be added in due course.”
Earlier, Air India said it would operate 75 flights to North America from next week. Till June 2, Air India has brought back 25,046 passengers under this mission, while Air India Group has repatriated 57,574 passengers.
