New Delhi, Oct 2 (TIWN) In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, Air India will get the image of the 'Father of the Nation' painted on five aircraft.

The 11 ft x 4.9 ft Gandhi image is depicted on the tail of the aircraft.

The aircraft was painted at the airline’s hangar based at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI).

The airline will operate this aircraft between Mumbai and Delhi on Wednesday and its first flight for the day is expected to take off from Delhi at around 1pm.

After landing at Mumbai at around 3.30pm, the aircraft will continue with its scheduled departures.