Travellers
from Amritsar will be able to reach London in 12 hours with bmi,
British Midland International. This flight*, operating three times per
week, launches the only direct service between Amritsar and the UK.
Economy Class return fares start from as low as INR 38,091, including
taxes. Tickets can be conveniently booked via a travel agent or by
visiting www.flybmi.com “Traditionally, Punjab and UK share deep and
strong business and social relations. We
are glad to offer customers from Amritsar the most convenient and
shortest route to travel to London. Business and leisure customers now
have a real choice and greater flexibility when traveling to London,
connecting regionally within the UK or flying onward to North Atlantic
with one of our partner airlines,” says Vikas Mathur, bmi’s Sales
Manager for India.
bmi
is the second largest airline operating from London Heathrow airport.
The Amritsar service will be operated on a modern, wide-body Airbus
A330-200 aircraft. It accommodates a total of 232 passengers and is
configured with 36 Business Class and 196 Economy Class seats, offering
unprecedented comfort and service.
Business
Class customers will benefit from a 60” seat pitch and seat recline of
50 degrees, electronic seat controls, in-seat power, a 15” personal
video screen and comfortable noise cancelling headphones. Economy
passengers will also benefit from 32” seat pitch with a recline of six
degrees and a personal 15” seat back video screen. A wide range of
blockbuster films, TV programmes, music and games channels will be
offered throughout both cabins on the in-flight entertainment system.
The
approximate travel time from Amritsar to London is 12 hours and from
London to Amritsar is 11 hours 35 minutes, with a brief stop-over in
Almaty, Kazhakastan, without changing aircraft.
Schedule : Amritsar – Almaty – London Heathrow
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BD992 – Depart Amritsar 04:10, arrive Almaty 07:45
-
Depart Almaty 08:45, arrive Heathrow 10:50
- Days of week: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- BD991 – Depart Heathrow 09:55, arrive Almaty 23:20;
- Depart Almaty 00:10, arrive Amritsar 02:45
- Days of week: Monday, Thursday and Saturday