Air India announces first direct flight between Bengaluru and San Francisco

Passengers from Bengaluru airport can soon fly non-stop to San Francisco as India’s national carrier Air India on Wednesday announced a direct flight between Bengaluru and San Francisco. The new flight, which will be operated twice-weekly, is scheduled to commence from January 11, 2021.

“This would be the first non-stop flight between Bengaluru and the United States, connecting the world’s two tech hubs – the original Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley of India,” Bengaluru International Airport Limited(BIAL) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Air India has opened ticket booking starting from Wednesday. BIAL further said that the first non-stop flight between Bengaluru and San Francisco is a significant milestone for Kempegowda International Airport Airport in Bengaluru and will transform it as the new gateway to India.