Routes to and from India
Kunming connects with Kolkata, Air India adds Hanoi and Tokyo
Routes to and from India
Kunming connects with Kolkata, Air India adds Hanoi and Tokyo
March 18th 2026. China Eastern will be introducing a direct route between Kunming and Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state in India, starting on April 18th. The flight will operate six times a week, with Tuesday being the day without service.
Flight number MU555 will take off from Kunming’s Changshui International Airport at 23:55, and arrive at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata at 00:10 the next morning. The return leg will leave Kolkata at 01:10 (excluding Wednesdays) and arrive back in Kunming at 06:20.
The journey will last for about two hours and forty-five minutes in each direction, and will be served by Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Delhi to Hanoi
Air India is expanding its footprint in East Asia with two new flights lined up. First on the runway will be a service connecting Delhi with the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. The flight will operate five times a week on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Flight number AI2390 will depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at 01:20 and touch down at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at 07:20. The return journey, flight number AI2391, will leave Hanoi at 08:20 and land back in Delhi at 11:35.
Airbus A320 Neo will serve the route, and the duration of the flight will be about four and a half hours for the outbound trip, and a little bit longer for the return.
Mumbai to Tokyo
June 15th will see the launch of a flight between Mumbai and Tokyo. The service will operate four times a week, departing on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Flight number AI356 will take off from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, at 16:50 and will arrive at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at 04:55 the following morning. The return leg, flight number AI355, will leave Tokyo at 08:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and will touch down again in Mumbai at 14:20.
A Boeing 787-800 will serve the trip, which will last approximately eight and a half hours for the outbound journey and about half an hour longer for the return.
Picture: Queen Victoria Memorial, Kolkata ©David Sutton/themangoroad.com
China Eastern website
Air India website
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