Ahmedabad to Frankfurt direct in 9 hrs 15 min:Air India

Air India passengers from Gujarat will take just nine hours and 15 minutes to reach Frankfurt from June one with the introduction of a direct flight between Ahmedabad and the German city.

Air India in a release said the daily direct flight would cut the traveling time by nearly three hours and 15 minutes benefiting those traveling from Anand, Nadiad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhuj and Bhavnagar. Hitherto they had to travel via Mumbai. The reduction in travel time would also be experienced for West-bound flights from Frankfurt as passengers would be able to reach their destinations faster.

The new flight, operated with Boeing 747-400 aircraft would provide convenient connections to Newark and Chicago at Frankfurt, the new hub of Air India . Passengers coming in from Newark and Chicago will also connect to Ahmedabad at Frankfurt .

The flight AI-121 will depart Ahmedabad at 0205 hrs and arrive Frankfurt at 0650 hrs. The flight AI-120 will depart Frankfurt at 1110 hrs and arrive Ahmedabad at 2225 hrs.

–Air India to start Ahmedabad Frankfurt direct flight from June 1