Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Air India on Tuesday said it will operate three weekly flights from Ahmedabad to Heathrow, London, from August 1 to September 30, replacing Gatwick, London.

The airline currently operates five weekly flights on the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick route.

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Besides, Air India also announced the partial restoration of schedules that were reduced following its decision to observe a "Safety Pause", in the aftermath of the June 12 Boeing 787-8 plane crash, that killed 260 people.

The partial resumption will see restoration of some frequencies from August 1, relative to July, with full restoration planned from October 1, Air India said.

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From August 1 to September 30, Air India will operate three weekly flights between Ahmedabad and London (Heathrow), replacing the currently operating five weekly flights between Ahmedabad and London (Gatwick), Air India said in a statement.

On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner began to lose thrust almost immediately after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport and ploughed into a medical college hostel, killing all but one of the 242 onboard and another 19 on the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in a decade.

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