First Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at IGI airport

NEW DELHI (PTI): The first ultra long-haul passenger jet with a capacity to fly about 250 passengers’ non-stop up to 16,000 km touched down at the IGI airport here Wednesday.

As the Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at the airport from Dwarka side and taxied to the parking bay, it was given a water-cannon salute, airport sources said.

While Air India has ordered 27 of these planes, Jet Airways has placed orders for ten of them. The aircraft would enable them to mount direct non-stop flights to North America or Australia.