Air India Pays Tribute To Guru Nanak

In a unique gesture to mark Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's550th Gurpurab celebrations, Air India has put the Sikhs' religious symbol 'EkOnkar' on its aircraft tail.

 'Ek Onkar' symbol isa central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. The national carrier has put thereligious symbol on its Boeing 787 aircraft which will fly on October 31 fromAmritsar to Stansted, United Kingdom (UK).

"Heartwarming to see 'Ik Onkar' painted on the tail of@airindiain's Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of the historic celebrations on the#550thPrakashPurb of Sri Guru Nanak dev Ji," Punjab Chief Minister AmarinderSingh tweeted on Sunday.

Heartwarming to see 'Ik Onkar' painted on the tail of @airindiain's Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of the historic celebrations on the #550thPrakashPurb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/rfKvsaCdBc

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 28, 2019

Air India will fly its aircraft thrice a week on theMumbai-Amritsar-Stansted route to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary ofSikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.

The international flight from Amritsar to Stansted in Londonwill facilitate Sikh pilgrims visiting Punjab on the occasion.