Air India becomes first Indian airline to fly over North Pole

Air India flew its Boeing 777 aircraft over the North pole to become the first Indian airline to operate commercial flights overflying the polar region. Its Delhi-San Francisco flight, which usually overflies the Atlantic or the Pacific ocean, cut across latitudes instead on Thursday to fly over zero degree north in a feat that would probably be Air India’s last hurrah before it is thrown into the throes of privatisation.