Aeroflot is all set to increase it weekly capacity to India from four to seven. This increased flight frequency comes in the wake of Indian government allowing more Russian flights to enter the country each week.
So far, Aeroflot operated four weekly flights between Moscow's Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (SVO) and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) on A330s with a 293-seat capacity.
The airline plans to deploy its Boeing 777 on the additional three weekly flights to boost capacity and take maximum advantage of this opportunity. With the B777s, the airline will offer 410 seats almost doubling the number of weekly services.
The increased flight will also increase the cargo-load. Commenting on the increased cargo per week, Oleg Korolev, Head of Cargo, Aeroflot said: “These daily flights will give a boost to tourism as well as the cargo supply chain. Due to increasing trade between the two countries, the Moscow-Delhi route is one of the long-established and high-demand routes...In addition, the cargo supply chain will be more effective.”
Although the airline will operate only a part of its pre-pandemic capacity to India, experts feel that the increased frequency will give the airline a much-needed boost.