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Air India to operate Jumbo 747 to Tokyo daily

With large number of people wanting to leave Japan amid fear of a nuclear fallout following earthquake and tsunami in the country, Air India has decided to operate a daily direct flight with Jumbo 747 to Tokyo from Wednesday.

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Air India to operate Jumbo 747 to Tokyo daily
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With large number of people wanting to leave Japan amid fear of a nuclear fallout following earthquake and tsunami in the country, Air India has decided to operate a daily direct flight with Jumbo 747 to Tokyo from Wednesday.

The national carrier has deployed Boeing 747-400 'Jumbo', with a capacity of 423 seats, on Delhi-Tokyo route instead of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, an airline official said.

The flight (AI-306) will leave Delhi between March 16 and 19, at 23.00hours and reach Tokyo Narita airport the next morning at 09.50hours (local time).

The return flight will have a quick turnaround and leave Narita at 11.30hours (local time) to reach Delhi at 1800 hours (local time).

So far, the carrier has brought back around 900 passengers from Japan since the country was hit with earthquake and tsunami.

Apart from this, Air India also operates three flights a week to Osaka which would continue to operate as per schedule.

Air India has also decided to waive off all penalties for re-booking, cancellations and refunds on all types of tickets for travel to or from Japan up to March 31, the official said.

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