Air India revamp long haul routes.

New Delhi: Air India, run by National Aviation Co. of India Ltd, is planning to revamp its international operations, concentrating on non-stop connections instead of one-stop flights on its long-haul routes.

From November, the airline is likely to drop Frankfurt as its European hub, flying direct to destinations such as Toronto and Chicago from Delhi’s new Terminal 3, according to two Air India officials familiar with the proceedings of the national carrier’s strategy committee meeting on Monday that was attended by newly appointed chief operating officer Gustav Baldauf.

The airline also plans to start flights to destinations such as Melbourne as part of a new strategy aimed at taking advantage of a growing fleet of aircraft capable of traversing such distances without refuelling with passengers willing to pay a premium for seats on such flights.

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Also to add…both Air India and Jet Airways are looking at joining Star Alliance with Jet preparing to enter the alliance before AI.