Amritsar to NY flight from Sept

Jalandhar: Air India would be starting four flights in a week from Amritsar to New York via London from September 11, while the AI management is also contemplating to start a direct flight between New Delhi and San Francisco in January.
Announcing this, Air India northern region general manager Rohita Zaidka said the national carrier was also studying the Delhi-Vancouver tour. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Zaidka said the fare for the Amritsar-New York flight would be the same as that from Delhi. While stating that Air India would be the first Indian carrier to directly connect Punjab with USA via London, she said the days of operation would be Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. A bus service from Jalandhar to Amritsar would be started for the convenience of passengers of Amritsar-New York flight, and there would be no extra charges for the bus, she announced.
Zaidka said the Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, was also planning to strengthen its operations from Amritsar to Dubai by operating six flights a week from November 1 as on this route.
23/08/07 Times of India

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