AI to introduce Airbus on Hyderabad-Kolkata-Hyderabad sector

Hyderabad, Oct 21: Air India will be introducing  Airbus A-320 aircraft on the Hyderabad-Kolkata-Hyderabad sector from October 25.According to  a press  release,  the  145-seater state-of-the-art Fly-by-Wire Airbus A-320 will replace the 68-seater smaller CRJ aircraft.The  services of Airbus A-320 Flight IC-218/IC-217  between  Hyderabad and Kolkata will be on  four days   in a  week. Excepting  on Tuesday, Firday and  Sunday  the  flight services will be  available on the  rest of  the  days in a week.

The  flight  service IC-217 leaves Kolkata at 1620 hours and reaches Hyderabad at 1825 hours. In the  return  journey  the plane leaves Hyderabad at 1925 hrs  and  reaches Kolkata  by  2130 hrs.This flight  service will not only benefit the  passengers  bound to Kolkata  but also the passengers  travelling  to  North-east.