BRITISH AIRWAYS' FOCUS ON INDIA

An insight to British Airways expanding connection with India

- MORAN BIRGER

This year marks 99 years of British Airways flying to India. Our predecessor, Imperial Airways, took its first flight in 1924 which took 14 days to complete. This was the start of our deep and extensive relationship with this incredible country. Today, as we celebrate our rich history together, a flight to Delhi takes less than 9 hours onboard some of our most modern and technologically advanced aircraft.

On a personal note, India always has been and always will be dear to my heart having spent two years living here. On a professional level, it remains one of our biggest and most important markets.

We know that India is constantly growing and there exists a strong surge in demand for international travel that is fuelled by the growth of domestic tourism. We believe more and more Indians are now travelling abroad for leisure and or business than ever before. In fact, IAG's recent financial results noted that leisure travel is back to 2019 levels as an airline..