Air India plans Washington DC flight in 2016

Air India plans Washington DC flight in 2016

Viability study for new route to be undertaken in the coming months, “senior official” reveals

Air India’s new route from Delhi to Washington DC is expected to launch before the end of 2016.

The Economic Times reported a “top Air India official” as saying that a viability study will be undertaken in the coming months, with a view to commencing flights towards the end of next year.

“If everything goes fine, we may start a direct flight to Washington by the end of 2016,” the anonymous official was quoted saying.
Late last month, India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, revealed that the national carrier is planning to launch the first non-stop connection between the capital cities of India and the US.

Air India launched three weekly flights between Delhi and San Francisco in December 2015, expanding its US network to four destinations: New York JFK, Newark, Chicago and San Francisco.

And the national carrier’s international expansion will continue this week with the start of flights between Ahmedabad and London, which get underway on Tuesday.

You might also like

Destinations

WTTC commends South Africa tourism visa changes

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has congratulated the government of South Africa for adopting new visa policies that will see the implementation of biometric visa applications on arrival

Aviation

ETIHAD AIRWAYS ADDS MORE SPECIAL FLIGHTS ACROSS ITS GLOBAL NETWORK 

Etihad Airways continues to increase the number of special flights it is operating from Abu Dhabi to several key destinations around the world, as it prepares for an eventual return to

Destinations

Blink Brand Solutions announces its foray in destination marketing and consulting

Tourism marketing and representation will never be the same on India’s tourism landscape. Blinks Brand Solutions announces its entry in the travel and tourism market where it will represent destinations