Only Air India Express flights to Middle East from Kerala

All Air India flights from Kerala to the Middle East would soon be replaced by Air India Express flights without cargo facilities. "Air India has been going positive on fleet acquisition and as a result AI Airbus would be replaced by Air India Express flights which are Boeing aircrafts. A final decision of this changeover has still not been taken," Air India manager H.M. Munaf said. The direct losers of this changeover would be exporters of vegetables to most Middle-East airports. But Munaf added they would make alternate arrangements for carrying the cargo from here and one option is to introduce Air India freighters. "There are also plans to convert the existing Airbus aircrafts of Air India into cargo freighters. So the exporters need not worry. All these are options and soon a final decision would be taken." The carrying capacity of Airbus 310 is 215 passengers and cargo up to 20 tonnes that fetches Air India close to Rs.1 billion a year.

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