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
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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.
I had selected seat on the Port side - Seat 16A
This seat is on the wing.
I was charged a fee for the seat selection.
Web Check-in
I check-in for this flight through the website.
Was offered upgrade to Business or Premium economy. I skipped the offer and continued with the check-in process.
Seat selection was not to my desire and I kept the same seat selection.
Got the digital boarding pass and email of the same.
Delhi Airport Transit
After arrival, I completed the security check and then took an escalator to Departure level.
Entering the departure area.
Checked the flight information
Air India AI 544 to Hyderabad was listed on the left bottom screen.
Closeup in Hindi
In English
Departure map
I had plenty of transit time.
Video: Delhi Airport Walk
Domestic departure area
Walking towards the departure pier
Surya Namaskar statues
Exploring the terminal.
I checked flightradar24, Air India VT-JRF was listed to operated the AI544 to Hyderabad.
✈ Spotting
I reached a window with view of the taxiway.
Video: Delhi Airport ✈ Spotting
Air India Boeing 787-8 departing
After spending sometime spotting, It was time to walk to departure gate. I reached gate 34, boarding was filling with passengers.
Video: Delhi Airport | Arrival - Transit - Departure
I continued spotting near the gate.
Air India Boeing 787-8 departing Delhi.
Air India Boeing 777-300 in Star Alliance livery
Air India VT-ALJ taxies to runway.
Video: Delhi Airport ✈ Spotting
Air India arrives at gate
Air India VT-RTU taxies to runway
Vistara VT-TQB taxies
Air India Express arrives
Boarding
Boarding commenced on time. Passengers called by row numbers.
As I was seated in the middle section, I waited for the section call.
Boarding pass was scanned and I continued walking down the ramp towards the aerobridge.
Aircraft wasn't visible from the boarding area.
Air India VT-ALX "Sikkim" Boeing 777-300ER
Glass aerobridge as passengers are in queue to board.
Air India VT-JRF Age[2025]: 1.6 Years operating AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad.
Entering the aircraft
Onboard
Passed the premium economy seats to enter the economy section.
Seat IFE with welcome message.
Safety card, USB A and C chargers along with earphone ports.
Window view
Boarding in progress
Cabin announcement by crew to welcome and flight relevant informtion.
I switched the flight map.
Flight information
Tail camera view
Pushback, taxi and departure
Boarding completed, cabin crew and Captain made announcements followed by safety demonstration.
Safety Mudras - Air India's Inflight Safety Video was played on the IFE and aircraft was pushed from gate.
Taxi followed
Air India and subsidiaries operates from Delhi Airport Terminal 3
Air India A350-900 VT-JRB push back as aircraft taxied.
Air control tower
Taxi continued
Passing the new taxiway from Terminal 1 and 2.
Lineup on runway 29R-11L
Video: Departure | Air India AI544 from Delhi
Turning South after departure
Partial view of runway. on the left.
Leveling
Seat Pocket content
Flight map with information
Seat pocket contained the safety card
Aircraft was equipped with Wi-FI
Wi-Fi instructions
Air India Airbus A350-900 safety card
Safety card
rear
Reusable earphones
Seat view
Flight information, 1hr and 22mins to arrival.
More information
Direction of travel
Altitude and speed
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.
Chicken option for nonv-veg.
Paper cutlery
Flight information
Drink - Tea or coffee, I chose tea.
Flight information
Somewhere over Madhya Pradesh
1hr and 1m for arrival
Inflight entertainment
IFE was touchscreen, I browsed the IFE.
Descend in Hyderabad
I didn't watch any shows, Instead took rest and left the flight information screen on.
40mins before arrival, Pilot announced descend would commence shortly and crew to prepare.
Flight map
Descend in progress
Sun setting in the West.
Video: Landing | Air India AI544 in Hyderabad
Aircraft on approach with wheels out.
Lined with runway
Landed felt smooth as I was seated on the middle section.
Taxi to gate
Landed on runway 09R-27L
Exiting the runway
Arriving at the gate.
Cabin crew welcomed passengers to Hyderabad and provided time and local temp information.
Taxi towards the terminal.
Disembarkation
Aircraft had landed early.
Aerobridge to connect with the aircraft.
Disembarkation followed after the aerobridge was attached
Good bye message
I collected my handbag and walked towards the door.
Premium economy section
Terminal
View of the aircraft from aerobridge
Entered the terminal and walked towards the baggage reclaim
After a short walk and escalator to the baggage area.
Bag arriving at Belt 8
Bag information in Telugu
Transport information
Waiting for bag to arrive
Telugu information
First bag arrives at 18.48
I got my bag in 5-10mins and walked towards the exit.
Walking outside the arrival area
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.
Bus arrived and I boarded, driver told me he would wait for 15mins.
Hyderabad electric bus
I reached hotel and got the room key.
Flight and aircraft information
Flight information
Aircraft information
Aircraft information
Route information
Route map
Video: Air India AI544 Delhi to Hyderabad route
Flight had arrived early
Flight details
Aircraft details
End of trip
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