Review of Air India flight from New Delhi to Hyderabad in Economy

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Flight taken on 29 March 2025
AI544
16:15 02h 20m 18:35
Class Economy
Seat 16A
koresh
206 · 126 · 0 · 2

Air India AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad


Flight details:
Airline: Air India
Flight: AI544 DEL - HYD
Reg: VT-JRF
Aircraft: Airbus A350-941
Seat: 16A
Departure Delhi Airport Terminal 3 Gate 34: 16:15PM IST
Arrival Hyderabad Airport: 18:35PM IST
Total time: 02hr 19mins
Age: 1.5 Years
Seat Config: C28W24Y264


Video: Air India AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad



Bharat Udan - Flight 9


This report is from March 2025. I reached Delhi on Air India, Read the flight report -

Air India AI424 Ahmedabad to Delhi

I was transiting through Delhi and had 3hr 25mins of time after landing.


Booking


I had booked this flight through the Air India website. Flight details below.


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I had selected seat on the Port side - Seat 16A


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This seat is on the wing.


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I was charged a fee for the seat selection.


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Web Check-in


I check-in for this flight through the website.


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Was offered upgrade to Business or Premium economy. I skipped the offer and continued with the check-in process.


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Seat selection was not to my desire and I kept the same seat selection.


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Got the digital boarding pass and email of the same.


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Delhi Airport Transit


After arrival, I completed the security check and then took an escalator to Departure level.


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Entering the departure area.


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Checked the flight information


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Air India AI 544 to Hyderabad was listed on the left bottom screen.


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Closeup in Hindi


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In English


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Departure map


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I had plenty of transit time.


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Video: Delhi Airport Walk



Domestic departure area


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Walking towards the departure pier


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Surya Namaskar statues


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Exploring the terminal.


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I checked flightradar24, Air India VT-JRF was listed to operated the AI544 to Hyderabad.


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✈ Spotting


I reached a window with view of the taxiway.


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Video: Delhi Airport ✈ Spotting



Air India Boeing 787-8 departing


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After spending sometime spotting, It was time to walk to departure gate. I reached gate 34, boarding was filling with passengers.


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Video: Delhi Airport | Arrival - Transit - Departure



I continued spotting near the gate.
Air India Boeing 787-8 departing Delhi.


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Air India Boeing 777-300 in Star Alliance livery


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Air India VT-ALJ taxies to runway.


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Video: Delhi Airport ✈ Spotting



Air India arrives at gate


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Air India VT-RTU taxies to runway


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Vistara VT-TQB taxies


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Air India Express arrives


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Boarding


Boarding commenced on time. Passengers called by row numbers.


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As I was seated in the middle section, I waited for the section call.


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Boarding pass was scanned and I continued walking down the ramp towards the aerobridge.


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Aircraft wasn't visible from the boarding area.


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Air India VT-ALX "Sikkim" Boeing 777-300ER


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Glass aerobridge as passengers are in queue to board.


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Air India VT-JRF Age[2025]: 1.6 Years operating  AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad.


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Entering the aircraft


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Onboard


Passed the premium economy seats to enter the economy section.


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Seat IFE with welcome message.


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Safety card, USB A and C chargers along with earphone ports.


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Window view


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Boarding in progress


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Cabin announcement by crew to welcome and flight relevant informtion.


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I switched the flight map.


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Flight information


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Tail camera view


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Pushback, taxi and departure


Boarding completed, cabin crew and Captain made announcements followed by safety demonstration.


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Safety Mudras - Air India's Inflight Safety Video was played on the IFE and aircraft was pushed from gate.


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Taxi followed


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Air India and subsidiaries operates from Delhi Airport Terminal 3


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Air India A350-900 VT-JRB push back as aircraft taxied.


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Air control tower


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Taxi continued


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Passing the new taxiway from Terminal 1 and 2.


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Lineup on runway 29R-11L


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Video: Departure | Air India AI544 from Delhi



Turning South after departure


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Partial view of runway. on the left.


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Leveling


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Seat Pocket content


Flight map with information


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Seat pocket contained the safety card


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Aircraft was equipped with Wi-FI


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Wi-Fi instructions


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Air India Airbus A350-900 safety card


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Safety card


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rear


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Reusable earphones


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Seat view


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Flight information, 1hr and 22mins to arrival.


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More information


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Direction of travel


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Altitude and speed


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Cabin Service


Cabin service commenced 20 mins after departure. Hi-Tea - Veg or Non-veg was offered. Passengers with special dietary requirements were served first.


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Chicken option for nonv-veg.


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Paper cutlery


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Flight information


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Drink - Tea or coffee, I chose tea.


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Flight information


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Somewhere over Madhya Pradesh


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1hr and 1m for arrival


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Inflight entertainment


IFE was touchscreen, I browsed the IFE.


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Descend in Hyderabad


I didn't watch any shows, Instead took rest and left the flight information screen on.


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40mins before arrival, Pilot announced descend would commence shortly and crew to prepare.


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Flight map


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Descend in progress


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Sun setting in the West.


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Video: Landing | Air India AI544 in Hyderabad



Aircraft on approach with wheels out.


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Lined with runway


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Landed felt smooth as I was seated on the middle section.


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Taxi to gate


Landed on runway 09R-27L


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Exiting the runway


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Arriving at the gate.


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Cabin crew welcomed passengers to Hyderabad and provided time and local temp information.


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Taxi towards the terminal.


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Disembarkation


Aircraft had landed early.


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Aerobridge to connect with the aircraft.


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Disembarkation followed after the aerobridge was attached


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Good bye message


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I collected my handbag and walked towards the door.


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Premium economy section


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Terminal


View of the aircraft from aerobridge


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Entered the terminal and walked towards the baggage reclaim


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After a short walk and escalator to the baggage area.


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Bag arriving at Belt 8


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Bag information in Telugu


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Transport information


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Waiting for bag to arrive


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Telugu information


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First bag arrives at 18.48


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I got my bag in 5-10mins and walked towards the exit.


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Walking outside the arrival area


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Transport to hotel


I stayed at Novotel Airport Hotel and they have a airport shuttle to the hotel. I waited for 15mins as the bus runs every hour.


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Bus arrived and I boarded, driver told me he would wait for 15mins.


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Hyderabad electric bus


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I reached hotel and got the room key.


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Flight and aircraft information


Flight information


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Aircraft information


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Aircraft information


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Route information


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Route map


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Video: Air India AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad route



Flight had arrived early


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Flight details


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Aircraft details


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End of trip


Hope you enjoyed this trip report.

Thanks for reading and watching the video.

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Product ratings

Airline

Air India 7.6

  • Cabin8.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.5 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi7.5 / 10
  • Meal/catering7.5 / 10
Departure airport

New Delhi - DEL7.0

  • Efficiency7.0 / 10
  • Access7.0 / 10
  • Services7.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness7.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Hyderabad - HYD7.5

  • Efficiency7.5 / 10
  • Access7.5 / 10
  • Services7.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness7.5 / 10

Conclusion

Flying Air India's new aircraft cabin felt pleasant, flight departed on time and arrived early. Meal and drink served was adequate for length of flight.
IFE was touchscreen, earphones were provided. Wi-fi was available on the aircraft, I did not connect.

Delhi Airport transit was easy, I had received boarding pass at the origin airport. Boarding was completed by rows.
Hyderabad airport is easy to travel into. Signage is clear and easy to navigate.

I had a good experience on this flight.

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