After a year of successfully operating flights from Toronto to Delhi, Air India has announced that it will be doubling the service from May 1.

The airline's flights will depart from Toronto to Delhi every day except Tuesday with brief stops in Birmingham and Amritsar, P K Gupta, Air India's regional director for the US and Canada said on Friday while presenting top travel agents awards to four Indo-Canadians who generated more than a million dollar business during 2004 and 2005.

Gupta said the airline was planning to provide direct service from various North American cities to major cities in India including Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jammu in a phased manner during 2006 and 2007 to meet the growing demand of Indo-Canadian community in North America.

He said the airline would begin receiving 65 new extended range and long-range aircraft from Boeings at the end of this year and early next year, and would use them to expand its operations.

Speaking on the occasion, Indian Consul General Satish Mehta said: "The key to a thriving city is having a successful airport which provides excellent air transport links throughout the world.

"Toronto is a truly multicultural city so I welcome this news on behalf of Toronto's Asian community, and urge people to make use of Air India travel, and enjoy authentic Indian cuisine, the latest Indian films, and encourage Canadians to spend their vacations in India."

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