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Part 1: Timetables of the 1940s and 1950s.
All timetables on this page are from the collection of Germain Mentgen.
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Air-India II - The Alternative Air-India page.
Part 2: Timetables of the 1960s and 1970s.
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During the 1950s and '60s, Air-India's system timetables came in two comprehensive worldwide versions in English (in addition to editions in German, French etc. and disregarding later North American editions in English). The main difference between the two versions seems to be the list of fares. One version ("Eastern version") could be regarded as a home system, not only for use in India but systemwide. The list of fares shows fares to and from all cities on the network. During the 1960s, the list of fares was shortened to showing just fares from cities in Asia, Australia and Africa to all cities on the network, but not in the reverse direction (i.e. no fares from New York or cities in Europe). The other version ("Western version") seems to have emanated from a European edition, for use originally also in the Middle East (later reduced to just Cairo), and later the U.S.A. However, the list of fares is centrered on Europe and though it shows fares to cities beyond Bombay (like Calcutta, Singapore, Tokyo or Sydney), it does not show any fares in the other direction from these cities, only from Bombay westward. *) This clearly shows that this version was not for use in India or east of India. Both versions seem to have been abandoned in 1967, after which just one comprehensive system timetable, with a complete list of fares, was issued for worldwide use. (However, the separate North American edition was continued for a few years, as was the "slim size edition", introduced in 1966, which lacked fares and primarily showed the schedules.) This website has marked timetables clearly identified as being of the first version ("Eastern version" or "home system") with a # to the right of the date. On part 1 of this page they cover the years 1954-1959. The other version is not marked in any way.
See also Perry Sloan's comments on the two versions on the Air-India page of his AirTimes website.
*) No rule without exceptions: Timetables of the "Western version" from 1955-1956 also show fares from a few cities beyond Bombay, like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok, but not Singapore or other more easterly cities. |
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November 1, 1948
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Compare this timetable with the light blue timetable of the same date
shown on the main Air India page. But for colours they are identical.
July 1949
November 10, 1950
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December 1950
May 1, 1951
July 1, 1951
August 1, 1951
January 1, 1952
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February 1, 1952
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March 1, 1952
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June 1, 1952
July 1, 1952
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August 1, 1952
September 1, 1952
Winter (1952)-53
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January 1, 1953
Summer 1953
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June 1, 1953
Winter 1953(-54)
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March 1, 1954
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Summer 1954
Summer 1954
German edition
(system)
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September 1954
Pocket timetable
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October 25, 1954 #
December 1, 1954 #
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January 17, 1955 #
May 11, 1955 #
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July 1955
French edition
(system)
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August 1955
August 1, 1955
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September 1, 1955 #
November 1, 1955 #
January 1956
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January 1956
German edition
(System)
February 1956
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February 1956
German edition
(System)
February 1, 1956
London-Tokyo route
Dusseldorf edition
March 1956
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March 1956
French edition
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March 1, 1956
Italian edition
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April 1, 1956 #
April 1956
French edition
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July 1956
July 1956
German edition
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August 1, 1956
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September 1956
German edition
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October 1956
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November 1956
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December 1, 1956 #
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December 1956
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January 1, 1957
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January 1957
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January 1957
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January 1957
French edition
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February 1957
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April 1957
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May 1957
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June 1, 1957
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July 1, 1957 #
July 1957
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July 1957
German edition
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August 1, 1957 #
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October 6, 1957
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November 1, 1957 #
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December 1, 1957 #
January 1958
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January 15, 1958 #
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January 15, 1958
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February 1, 1958 #
March 1958
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March 1958
German edition
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March 1, 1958
London-Tokyo route
Dusseldorf edition
April 1958
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April 20, 1958 #
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June 1958
June 1, 1958
Italian edition
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July 1, 1958
Italian edition
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August 1958
German edition
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September 1, 1958 #
October 5, 1958
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October 5, 1958 #
October 7, 1958
Philippine edition
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November 1958
French edition
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December 1958
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January 1959
April 19, 1959 #
May edition
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June ed
Pocket timetable
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German edition
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April 19, 1959 #
July edition
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Italian edition
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August edition
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Air-India II - The Alternative Air-India page.
Part 2: Timetables of the 1960s and 1970s.
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For quick comparison with other Air-India timetables,
visit the Air-India page of
Perry Sloan's "AirTimes" site.
Please note that all images on this page have been provided by
Germain Mentgen
This page last updated March 31, 2024.
and may not be used without prior permission.
