The move has been taken after the United Kingdom moved India from its Red to Amber list. In an effort to attract more European carriers, Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has decided to waive the parking and landing fee for carriers from Europe. It must be noted that Kochi is the only international airport in the state which offers direct air connectivity to London.
As per the latest updates, Air India will deploy Dreamliner category aircraft to operate service in this sector. The airline in a statement said that the AI 150/149 aircraft will arrive in Kochi at 03.45 AM and will depart for London at 05.50 AM on Wednesdays.
“Connectivity to European countries has been a long-pending demand raised by the expats. We have waived parking and landing fees for the airlines operating direct services to London. The CIAL believes that this gesture will give an impetus for our efforts to attract carriers from other parts of the world. We hope that within a year, we will be able to host more foreign airlines,” CIAL Managing Director S .Suhas was quoted as saying by Indian Express.
Now that new flight services will start to London, thousands of expats stranded due to Covid restrictions will be able to proceed to their destinations in India and the UK from August 18. For the information of the travellers, the flight will take 10 hours from Kochi to arrive in Heathrow airport.
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