Mumbai: Air India, on Thursday, flagged off the first-ever non-stop flight between Mumbai to San Francisco. The development comes after the launch of the carrier’s three-times-a-week flight from Bengaluru to San Francisco on December 2.
This will be the third Indian city after Delhi and Bengaluru to have a direct flight to San Francisco, which is reportedly home to many Indian nationals. The flight will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with the newly-inducted Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.
The first flight AI 179 from Mumbai to San Francisco left the city at 2:30 pm to reach San Francisco at 5 pm (local time) on the same day. The return flight AI 180 will depart from San Francisco at 9 pm (local time) to arrive in Mumbai at 3:40 am +1 day.
