Chandigarh, May 15 -- Air India on Friday commenced operations to Ludhiana (Halwara), becoming the first airline to operate commercial services to the newly operational airport, connecting Ludhiana to Delhi and beyond to destinations around the world.

Air India in an official statement, said the inaugural flight from Delhi landed at Ludhiana's Halwara airport at 7:03 am today, and the return flight from Ludhiana departed at 8 am.

Air India will operate two daily flights between Delhi and Ludhiana using its A320 family aircraft, the statement read.

The new flights to and from Ludhiana are timed to offer seamless onward connectivity via Delhi to Air India's international network, including to destinations such as London, Paris, Milan, Ro...