Air India

[straitman]

I have been asked by a good friend my thoughts on flying Air India in J from MEL- LHR. He's looking at June - July 2025. Priced at $5659 seems pretty good.

Unfortunately I know nothing about them so am putting it out there for comment.

 

[Mwenenzi]

What are the transit hours - times?

 

[MELso]

Probably worth searching the interwebs. The vibe from what I’ve read is that while their soft product is ‘getting there’, there are still a lot of *very* clapped out planes flying in dire need of a refurb (particularly their 787s, which fly into Australia, and their own 777s).

Has your friend investigated Oman Air, Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines, all of which cost a little more but are a lot less of a gamble?