Direct Flight from Amritsar to London from October 14,2011

One of the most awaited news by all Punjabis .The second largest airline at London''s Heathrow airport, British Midland International (BMI),the second largest airline at London''s Heathrow airport, today announced that  it will start a direct flight from Amritsar Airport to London.This news has been a real welcome news for all the NRIs and other prospect visitors directly  from Amritsar to London. Earlier they had to board flight from N.Delhi or have to change the flight at Delhi airport but after this declaration it has been a real joyous for all Punjabis to plan their visit directly from Amritsar to London. The flight will commence its first flight on 14th October 2011.

The tri-weekly flight will be the only direct air service available from Punjab to U.K and offers onward connecting options within the island nation besides onward trips to North Atlantic from London on its sister airlines.

The airline is offering economy class return tickets starting from Rs 38,091.
The travel time from Amritsar to London will be 12 hours and from London to Amritsar 11 hrs 35 minutes, with a brief stop-over in Almaty, Kazhakastan, but without changing the aircraft, a statement from the airline said.
The direct Amritsar-Almaty-London flight will depart Amritsar at 0410 (IST), will arrive at Almaty 0745 and reach Heathrow at 1050 (GMT) on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, while  direct London-Almaty-Amritsar flight will leave Heathrow at 0955 (GMT), arrive Almaty at 2320 and land in Amritsar at 0245 (IST) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
"Traditionally, Punjab and Britain share deep and strong business and social relations. We are glad to offer customers from Amritsar convenient and shortest route to travel to London," BMI India Sales Manager Vikas Mathur said in the statement. This will also help the spectators of India especially Punjab who are planning to visit UK for the upcoming London 2012 Olympics .
The airline will deploy Airbus A330s, which can seat 232 passengers -- 36 Business Class and 196 Economy Class seats -- in this route.
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