Air India

Air India destinations

Air India currently operates flights from Mumbai, and 11 other Indian cities including Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Delhi, Kolkata to Air-India’s global network.

London Airports serviced by Air India

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

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Airport codes: London - All (LON), Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), City (LCY), Stansted (STN), Southend (SEN)

Air India London Office

Landsdowne House
55 Berkeley Square
London, W1X 5DB

Telephone: +44 [0]20 7495 7950/51

Nearest Underground Tube Station: Piccadilly Circus

Air India airport office
Terminal 3,
Room 280,
North Wing Block
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow, TX6 1JH

Telephone: +44 [0]20 8745 1000/1111

Air India History

Air India is India's national flag carrier. Although air transport was born in India on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet, flying a Humber bi-plane, carried mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, some six miles away, the scheduled services in India, in the real sense, began on October 15, 1932.

By the beginning of 1947, Air India turned its attention to the international scene. Towards the end of the year, an agreement was reached with the Government of India for the formation of Air India International Limited to operate international services. The early '50s saw the financial condition of various airlines operating in India deteriorate to such an extent that the Government decided to step in and nationalise the air transport industry and accordingly two autonomous Corporations were created on August 1, 1953.

Indian Airlines was formed with the merger of eight domestic airlines to operate domestic services, while Air India International was established to operate the overseas services. The word 'International' was dropped in 1962. Effective March 1, 1994, the airline has been functioning as Air India Limited. From a total of three stations served at the time of nationalisation, Air India's worldwide network today covers 44 destinations by operating services with its own aircraft and through code-shared flights.

Air India website

The official Air India website