Air India Manager-Riyadh (in-charge) M.A. Noor Mohamed hands over a letter from the Chairman, Air India Charters Limited (AICL) to Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorizing the embassy to identify the beneficiaries for the complimentary tickets Air India Express is completing 10 years of successful operation of its services today (April 29). As part of its celebrations on the occasion, the Air India Express has conferred 10 free tickets to be used by the needy Indian expatriates for returning back to India. Similar gesture is also being conferred to Indian expatriates in UAE, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar and Bahrain. This is also a recognition of the expat Indian community's unstinted loyalty, support and patronage of the airline's services. This offer is a onetime goodwill gesture and will remain valid till December 2015, excluding super peak period from June 18 - July 17, 2015. Handing over a letter from the Chairman of Air India Charters Limited (AICL) to Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorizing the embassy to identify the beneficiaries for the complimentary tickets, Air India Manager-Riyadh (in-charge) M.A. Noor Mohamed said the airline will also be conducting a Lucky Draw Bonanza on board during the period April 29-May 8, 2015 on Air India Express network. The flights IX381 on April 29 from Calicut to Dammam and IX382 on the same day from Dammam to Calicut have been selected for the Lucky Draw. The winners will be given one free sub-load return ticket on Air India Express sector to be used before Dec. 31, 2015. Air India, the national carrier of India, introduced Air India Express through AICL, its subsidiary company, to cater the needs of Indian expatriates in Middle East and South East Asia. Air India Express during the 10 years of its operation, has been offering point to point service focusing primarily on providing affordable air travel services to the expat Indian communities in the region. Air India Express presently operates from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to Calicut, Cochin and Mangalore destinations. The full service carrier Air India operates to Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah from various points in India with 36 services per week catering the needs of Indian community. Air India is also known for helping Indians whenever in trouble at alien places. The recent evacuation a large number of Indians including hundreds from different foreign nationalities, from Yemen, has won wide accolades and appreciations from across the world. Air India also has the credit of successful evacuation of Indian nationals during crisis in Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon and the Gulf war.— SG
