India's largest state-owned carrier Air India on Thursday commenced the first ever non-stop flight operations between Delhi and Silicon Valley hub, San Francisco, making it the first one to launch a direct flight from India to west coast of the US.
Starting journey from Bengaluru, the flight will travel non-stop from Delhi to San Francisco and passengers travelling to San Francisco will undergo customs and immigration formalities at Bengaluru airport for their onward journey. Flight AI-173 from Bengaluru to Delhi will depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Bengaluru at 2115 hours with a A321 aircraft. The flight will arrive Delhi at 2345 hrs. AI-173 to San Francisco will leave Delhi on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 0235 hrs and will be operated with B777-200LR aircraft.
Apart from Bengaluru, passengers will also be able to enjoy seamless connections to the flight through Delhi from six other cities, all IT hubs, in India i.e. Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad and Pune. Likewise, the return flight from San Francisco will provide onward connections to cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Pune and Bhubaneswar.
Passengers can enjoy non-stop entertainment, specially designed on-board menus and best of the comfort on board the ultra long haul flight.
