<br/><br/>Amidst growing ties between New Delhi and UAE , Air India today announced the operation of its second Dreamliner on the Dubai-Kochi route from 1st of February 2017. <br/><br/>In a Press conference in Dubai today, Mr. Anurag Bhushan, Consul General along with Melwin D'Silva, Air India's Regional Manager (Gulf, Middle East & Africa), said that "from 1st February, Air India will start operating its state-of-the-art B787 Dreamliner on Dubai-Kochi route" and the introductory offer will include free baggage allowance of 40kg on economy class and 50kg on business class.<br/><br/>AI 934 will depart from Dubai daily at 1.30pm to reach Kochi at 6.50am.The return flight, AI 933, will depart from Kochi at 9.15am and will arrive at Dubai at 12pm.<br/><br/>"Air India is among the first airlines in the world to induct the B787 Dreamliner into its fleet. It has the privilege of being the second airline to operate the Dreamliner into the Best Airport in the Middle East," said D'Silva. He added that "Kerala is a very important market for Air India in this part of the region. The fares are attractive and we are in the expansion mode with the catch line "fly more, fill more". Air India is already operating Dreamliner in the New Delhi – Dubai sector.<br/><br/>Air India operates 227 flights per week to Dubai from India . The Gulf region has a substantial presence of Indian expatriate population from Kerala . In January 2016 Air India Express launched four weekly flights to Thiruvananthapuram from Al Ain. <br/><br/>Highlighting the relations between the two countries, Anurag Bhushan, Consul-General of India in Dubai, said the India and UAE are striving for new momentum and new dimensions in all areas of bilateral cooperation.''<br/><br/>