Alliance Air, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India has chalked out aggressive expansion plans which include launch of flights to newer destinations, a top official has said.Alliance Air recently launched its maiden overseas flight from Chennai to Jaffna making it the 55th destination connected by the airline.Alliance Air CEO C S Subbiah said the airline would connect various cities including Jagdalpur, Raipur, Gulbarga and Hubli among others. Under (Air India CMD) Lohani's leadership we are now connecting 54 destinations. "On the launch of new routes in the country, he said, there are plans to connect cities in the North-East. In the next two months we will be rolling out (connect new routes across the country)," Subbiah said.On the launch of direct flight to Jaffna from Chennai, Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani said it was a major thing for Alliance Airline since it is the first international flight. The ATR 72-600 aircraft was accorded a water salute (salute with water splashes) as it landed at the Jaffna airport, about 400-km from capital Colombo.

Source: Economic Times October 20, 2019 08:37 UTC