Chennaites will soon be able to fly to London by British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The new aircraft will begin flying to the Indian city from October 2014 and Chennai will also increase from six flights a week to a daily service from Heathrow.
Chennai will be the eighth British Airways route served by the Dreamliner.
The 787 already flies to Newark and Toronto and on March 3rd, it will start flying to Austin in Texas.
Other routes announced for the summer include Hyderabad, Chengdu, Philadelphia and Calgary.
British Airways is introducing 20 new aircraft into its fleet this year including four 787s and five A380 superjumbos. In total the airline has ordered 24 787s and 12 A380s.