India, Aug. 24 -- Air India to operate direct flights from Kochi to London starting August 28 till September 27 under Vande Bharat Mission. By Tanvi Jain

Now you can fly directly from Kochi to London as Air India will soon be operating direct flights between the two cities from August 28 to September 27, under the Government's ongoing Vande Bharat Mission. As of now, the national carrier is operating direct flights from London to Delhi and Mumbai, and only feeder flights to Kochi. However, this is the first time a direct flight will be operated from Kerala to any European country.

"Flight AI 1186 will come in from London, and land at Kochi at 00:15 hours on Sundays, and then leave for London at 12:20 hours on the same day. The second f...