Flight paths to India
New routes to Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Mumbai
Flight paths to India
New routes to Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Mumbai
October 2nd, 2026. On October 25th, Vietnam Airlines will launch a new service connecting Hanoi and Ahmedabad. The route will operate four times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number VN969 will depart from Hanoi’s No Bai International Airport at 17:35 and will arrive land at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad at 21:30. The return journey, flight number VN968, will leave Ahmedabad at 22:45 and arrive back in Hanoi at 04:35 the next morning.
An Airbus A321 will operate the flight, and the outbound flight will last for five hours and twenty-five minutes, and about an hour less for the return.
UPDATE The launch of this flight has been postponed until November 3rd
Taipei to Delhi
Meanwhile, EVA Air is resuming its service to Delhi starting on December 4th. The flight will operate five times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Flight number BR367 will take off from Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport at 11:00 and will touch down in Delhi at 15:35. The return leg, flight number BR368, will leave Delhi at 19:55 and will land back in Taipei at 04:20 the next morning.
The outbound journey will last a little over seven hours, and the return will be a few minutes under six hours. An Airbus A330-300 will serve the route.
Manila to Delhi
After a break of almost thirteen years, Philippine Airlines is returning to India. Two new routes linking the capital, Manila, with both Delhi and Mumbai will be launched, with a three-times-a-week service to Delhi hitting the runway on December 14th.
Flight number PR642 will depart from Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 22:40 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at 03:00 the following morning. The return leg, flight number PR643, will leave Delhi at 08:15 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and will arrive back in Manila at 17:00.
The journey time will be six hours and fifty minutes for the outbound flight and six hours and fifteen minutes for the return. An Airbus A321 Neo will be deployed for the route.
Manila to Mumbai
The service to Mumbai takes off the following day, on December 15th, and will operate four times a week, departing on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number PR646 will depart from Manila at 22:40 and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, at 03:05 the following morning. The return trip, flight number PR647, will leave Mumbai at 07:15 on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and land back in Manila at 17:00.
This route will also be operated by an Airbus A321 Neo. The outbound flight time will be a little under seven hours, and the return is scheduled to last seven hours and fifteen minutes.
Picture: Gateway of India, Mumbai by Joe Ravi via Wikimedia Commons
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