Air India to resume Dreamliner flights from tomorrow

May 14, 2013 13:24

Air India to start operations of grounded Dreamliner planes on domestic routes from tomorrow, international circuit from May 22, says civil aviation minister Ajit Singh. Air India has six Dreamliners and has ordered 21 more, reports Reuters. Air India estimates cost savings of Rs 2,000 crore in 2013-14, says the Civil Aviation Minister.

The planes have been grounded worldwide since January following incidents of overheating in the batteries providing auxiliary power.

Boeing has since worked to develop new battery housings to prevent a repeat of the incidents.

Air India will start a Dreamliner domestic flight on Wednesday and will start international flights on May 22, Singh told reporters, adding that all six of its Dreamliners would be ready for flying by the end of the month.

Air India would also acquire eight more Dreamliners by December, he added.

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