The New Air India - A350 Inaugural Flight

I flew on Air India’s new flagship, the A350-900 inaugural flight. This is the first plane that wears the new Air India livery. It is the first of 470 planes Air India has on order which is worth $70 billion. Can Air India regain its former glory?

My Air India A350 flight started from Mumbai to Chennai. The Business Class cabin has 28 fully enclosed private suites. Followed by Premium Economy cabin which has 24 seats and Economy with 264 seats. The crew on this flight wore new Air India uniforms with bright colors.

The humanities on these inaugural flights shine! The flight was in celebration mode with many aviation enthusiasts onboard, all wishing Air India well. The new A350 is leaps and bounds ahead, a complete change from the old Air India.

Upon landing in Chennai, I remained onboard for the next sector to Bengaluru. The captain has shared that the initial domestic flights were for training purposes before the A350 being inducted for long-haul international flights. The next sector was just 40 minutes but Air India served a meal onboard, it was hot vegetarian biryani. 

Air India expects to receive 5 more A350-900s by April 2024. The airline has ordered a total of 20 A350-1000s and 20 A350-900s. Until the end of Feb, the A350 is deployed on domestic flights flying to the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi.

Cover Photo by Utkarsh Thakkar

[TechTravelEat]

@Sam Meeting you was a pleasure, and I'm genuinely delighted for the opportunity to be introduced to your audience! 🌟 ❤🎉

[rekibbora]

After many years Tata has saved Air India. Tata is a really and true Indian.

[Levi.Collier]

It’s great to see Air India now flying the excellent A350!

[jslasher]

Lovely uniforms worn by a lovely, caring inflight crew. Best wishes to AI from Australia.

[Dazaioak]

Its breath taking to see the love people share for a aviation company! Lots of love to Air India, huge success awaits them.

[binshadmb]

SAM SAYS, I like the announcement " Air India never says "GOODBYE" instead they say
"SEE YOU AGAIN, ", THE MOST LOVELY PART OF THIS VIDEO, , , wonderful!!!

[pretzel_]

The A350’s a wonderful aircraft. You can literally fly to the other side of the world with it. Congratulations to Air India for choosing such a great aircraft, and I wish they keep the aircraft for a long time.

[vasanthbenjamin]

I feel somewhere you will never see so much of a country coming together with pride to celebrate aviation history like this. And you also would never see patrons get so excited and harmoniously come together to commemorate such an occasion. Also, the amount of love Sam received during this whole journey, just shows how much warmth comes out of India and its people as a whole.... India is always a lot of love and coming together ❤😊

[alexandrelucascoelho]

People from India are amazing, their happy faces says it all. Good vybes in this flight Sam, just loved it.😍😀😀😀😀 Warm hello from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[aceaceshuk]

The best part is the warmth and genuineness of the crew and people. That’s truly India.

[fortdriver]

I like Sam’s positive attitude to Josh despite their differences!
Sam deserves a lot of credit for that.

[fridaee]

One of the best moment's in India's history as well as Aviation as a whole. I'm so glad and excited they revamped the Airline and can't wait to see how Air India earns a new reputation in the aviation industry!!

[Bellasie]

India is a beautiful country that deserves a national airline to match! Such great news!

[IndianZeus]

I am happy that India is growing and glowing. Proud of my country! Thanks to Sir Ratan Tata and Govt. Of India 🇮🇳

[Airscapebytoby]

As an Indian Avgeek, I’m happy to see Air India take the delivery of its new widebody jet since 2013. This new A350 product looks gorgeous and this emphasizes the improvements in Air India: Friendly crew, delicious food, on-time departure and arrival, etc, It’s something to feel proud of. Hope to meet you someday Sam❤😊🇮🇳

[slowedhasan]

This was a really proud moment and I am really happy Air India was able to reach new heights. Love from Pakistan

[topg]

We need to thank Air India for also bringing Josh and Sam back together!

[wisnuadiputra]

0:13 The Legend of Air India .. " Queen of The Skies " Boeing 747 - 400 ❤❤❤

[fliqgaming]

11:02 Sujithettan ❤️ TechTravelEat
It's great to see him with Sam Chui 🤩 Love from Kerala ❤
Air India 🇮🇳 A350 ❤️

[venkat]

I've flown on A350s multiple times, probably one of my favorite airlines. The quiet and spacious cabin is great! +the winglets are super cool