Air India to operate Delhi-San Francisco flight over Polar region on August 15

MUMBAI: Taking a new flight path that will save time as well as fuel, Air India will start flying to San Francisco from the national capital over the Polar region.
With the new route, the flight duration would reduce by around one-and-a-half hours and fuel savings would be in the range of 2,000 to 7,000 kilograms per flight, according to an Air India spokesperson.
The flight duration will reduce from 14.5 hours to 13 hours. The inaugural flight will be on August 15.
Air India operates a daily flight from New Delhi to San Francisco. The airline has flights between India and North America over the Atlantic and the Pacific routes.