Air India to increase US flights amid fall season admission

Air India will increase the number of its US flights in August keeping in mind the fall season admission in US schools and universities, reports said. The carrier too informed on its social media handle that it will operate additional flights between New Delhi and Newark on August 6, 13, 20 and 27. “These are in addition to the existing flights operating on this sector,” Air Indian tweeted on Friday. India and United States have a travel bubble agreement after the international flights resumed in 2020. But the number came down following the US Presidential proclamation during the second wave of the pandemic in India. Now, the carrier will increase the number of flights per week from 10 to 21. The number reached 40 in 2020.