Air India is one of the two airlines of India that are owned by the state. Air India have its main bases at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express operates worldwide in 95 destinations. Started in the year 1932 as Tata Airlines under the leadership of J.R.D Tata, the airlines was nationalized following the end of World War II in the year 1946. From then it was renamed as Air India. Cheapflightsforgoa.com provides information about flights to Goa by Air India.
Until recently Air India did not operate in Goa. But in June 2003 it decided to extend its destination to Goa. The airlines mainly plies flights to Goa from the Gulf countries and return. Flight number AI-867 leaves Goa on Mondays and its arrival time in Dubai is 1545 hrs. The flight departs Dubai at 1645 hrs and arrives Kuwait at 1715 hrs. On Sundays flight number AI-868 depart Kuwait at 0050 hrs and arrives Dubai at 0315 hrs. Air India flight departs Dubai at 0415 hrs to arrive Goa at 0855 hrs. Thereafter the flight leaves for Mumbai at 0955 hrs. Apart from this Air India operates Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai flights on Thursdays. The flight leaves Goa at 1400 hrs to provide accessibility to Mumbai to Gulf/Middle East as well as West bound destinations. The introduction of a new route from Goa to the Gulf countries would enable both the tourists and local people to travel to Kuwait with greater ease and comfort.
Air India has received the permission to get merged with Indian Airlines in January 2007. The two airlines will formally join hands on July 15 2007 when they obtain new Boeing 777-200. The merger Air India as it will then be called, will then apply for Star Alliance membership.
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