<p align="justify"> Flag carrier Air India today announced direct flights between New Delhi and Copenhagen thereby adding its 11th destination in Europe.<br /><br />The flight to the Danish capital will commence from September 16 and will operate thrice a week.<br />"We aim to serve 37,500 passengers each way for the entire year. If we touch that figure then we will make it a daily service," Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, said at an event.<br /><br />This is the third international flight launched by the national carrier this year, besides services to Washington from July 7 and to Stockholm from August 16, Lohani added.<br /><br />In his Facebook post last month, the CMD had also announced plans to connect Los Angeles from September 1 as well as Tel Aviv, Nairobi and Dallas this year.<br /><br />"India is a country of utmost importance in Asia - politically and economically. This is an important step in the bilateral strategic partnership between Denmark and India," said Ambassador of Denmark to India, Peter Taksoe-Jensen.<br /><br />In 2016, traffic between the two countries grew by 10.1 per cent, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Denmark.<br /><br />The number of visas to Denmark issued in India increased by 20 per cent compared to the year before, the statement added.<br /><br />Copenhagen airport is the third busiest airport in northern Europe and averaged 726 daily departures and arrivals in 2016 and served a total of 29 million passengers.</p>
<p align="justify"> Flag carrier Air India today announced direct flights between New Delhi and Copenhagen thereby adding its 11th destination in Europe.<br /><br />The flight to the Danish capital will commence from September 16 and will operate thrice a week.<br />"We aim to serve 37,500 passengers each way for the entire year. If we touch that figure then we will make it a daily service," Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, said at an event.<br /><br />This is the third international flight launched by the national carrier this year, besides services to Washington from July 7 and to Stockholm from August 16, Lohani added.<br /><br />In his Facebook post last month, the CMD had also announced plans to connect Los Angeles from September 1 as well as Tel Aviv, Nairobi and Dallas this year.<br /><br />"India is a country of utmost importance in Asia - politically and economically. This is an important step in the bilateral strategic partnership between Denmark and India," said Ambassador of Denmark to India, Peter Taksoe-Jensen.<br /><br />In 2016, traffic between the two countries grew by 10.1 per cent, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Denmark.<br /><br />The number of visas to Denmark issued in India increased by 20 per cent compared to the year before, the statement added.<br /><br />Copenhagen airport is the third busiest airport in northern Europe and averaged 726 daily departures and arrivals in 2016 and served a total of 29 million passengers.</p>