Air India will operate a daily flight to Narita from 16 to 19 March 2011, with a Jumbo B747-400 aircraft instead of the scheduled B777-300ER The B-747 has a capacity of 423 passengers. The flight will leave Delhi at 2300 hrs and reach Narita next morning at 0950 (local time). The return flight will have a quick turn round and leave Narita at 1130 hrs (local time) to reach Delhi at 1800 hrs (local time).
The airline has so far brought back around 900 passengers from Japan since the country was hit with earthquake and Tsunami. In addition to the flight to Tokyo, Air India also operates three flights a week to Osaka which will continue to operate as per schedule.
Air India has also decided to waive off all penalties for re-booking, cancellations and refunds on all types of tickets for travel to/from Japan up to 31st March 2011. Air India has always stood by to its social commitments and has met the expectations of its nationals whenever needed in any part of the world.
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