Air India to relaunch Coimbatore-Delhi flight

COIMBATORE: Air India will relaunch its Coimbatore-New Delhi service from June 22. Flight number 547/548 will be operated four days a week.
The Airbus flight, which can accommodate 162 passengers, will leave New Delhi at 7.40am and land in the city at 11am. It will take off from Coimbatore at 12pm and land in New Delhi at 3pm. It will have a business class section.
The flight will give Coimbatorians another option to fly to and from New Delhi, with only IndiGo operating a daily flight on the route.
It is expected to bring down ticket prices and make it easier for people looking for a seat on repatriation flights abroad.
Currently to and fro tickets on the route cost Rs 17,000, with one way going up to Rs 10,000.