AI flights to US to be made non-stop

Mumbai: Starting October 31, Air India is converting all its flights to destinations in the US — John F. Kennedy airport in New York, Newark’s Liberty International Airport, Chicago’s ’Hare airport — as well as Toronto into non-stop flights that will bypass Europe altogether.
Confirming the development, an Air India spokesperson said: “Flights from the gateway points in India to the US will become non-stop. However, once these flights touch down in India they will connect to multiple destinations.”
For instance, it is learnt that daily flights from JFK to Delhi will fly up to Mumbai and Toronto-Delhi flights will continue to Amritsar. The Chicago-Delhi flights will head to Hyderabad while the non-stop flight from Newark to Mumbai will have a service to Ahmedabad.
The Air India spokesperson did not confirm the new routes.
Industry insiders said Air India’s decision to operate only non-stop flights to the US followed the move to shut down its Frankfurt hub in an effort to slash costs.
By shutting down the Frankfurt hub, the loss-laden state-owned carrier will save roughly Rs 200 crore a year in costs.
06/10/10 Piya Singh/Telegraph

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