Air India Reinforces Cabin Crew Team For Expansion

Air India has disclosed its maiden batch of cabin crew trainees and significant batch of new pilots have graduated since privatisation and will commence operating on the Airbus A320 fleet.

The batch of 215 cabin crew and 48 pilots received their wings following extensive training and are now cleared to operate as fully qualified crew, the carrier says.

The airline added "the reinforcement in the cabin crew will support the continued expansion of network and fleet at Air India."

Besides the two graduating batches, more than 59 new pilots are in various stages of training to support the airline's growth plan, it says.

The airline has raised the frequency of flights between key cities on the domestic sector and has also announced direct flights between Indian cities and key global destinations like Doha, San Francisco, Vancouver and Birmingham.

Air India is also set to commence direct flights from Delhi to key European cities like Milan, Vienna and Copenhagen, and from Mumbai to New York, Paris and Frankfurt.