A-I checks into newer US routes

New Delhi: The national carrier Air India plans to add more capacity to many cities in the US and expects a growth of 25-30% in its revenues this fiscal from this sector. The revenue from this sector is expected to touch to $830 million in the current fiscal, from $760 million last year.
“We are working aggressively on this sector which has emerged as a big revenue earner. The India-US sector is the largest revenue earner for Air India and offers us enormous potential for growth. We plan to add more aircraft to our fleet to cater better to passengers on this sector.”
The airline plans to start flights to the Silicon Valley of the US, San Francisco, from Indian Silicon Valley Bangalore with effect from August. The carrier, which plans to add 15 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, will also start flights to Washington and Texas.
In fact, the airline started a non-stop flights between New Delhi and New York last week and offers 12,536 seats per week between India and the US on its 38 weekly flights to four US destinations. New York tops the list with 6,293 seats, followed by Chicago with 2,961 seats, Newark with 2,394 seats and Los Angeles with 888.
24/02/08 Raja Awasthi/Economic Times

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