Air France, Virgin Atlantic add India flights, fill gap left by Jet Airways

Both carriers are part of Delta-led JV that controls 23% of passenger and cargo capacity between Europe and US

International carriers are launching new services to Chennai and Delhi to fill up the vacuum caused by the closure of Jet Airways.

On Tuesday, Air France announced Paris-Chennai service from June 14 while Virgin Atlantic Airways will begin Manchester-Delhi flights from October 26. Both Air France and Virgin Atlantic are part of Delta-led joint venture which controls around 23 per cent of passenger and cargo capacity between Europe and the US.

Jet Airways operated on Mumbai - Manchester and Chennai - Paris routes before it shut operations last April. While Paris is connected with three cities in India at present,