American Airlines starts New York-Delhi direct; defers Bengaluru-Seattle to March-end

NEW DELHI: India-US nonstop connectivity has got a boost with American Airlines resuming flights to the country after almost a decade. American’s New York-Delhi inaugural landed at the capital’s IGI Airport on Saturday night. This flight was supposed to start October-end but was deferred by a couple of weeks for the November 8 US reopening for international travelers.
Similarly, American’s Bengaluru-Seattle that was to start from January 4, 2022, has been deferred by a few months to March-end as corporate travel is yet to pick up and is expected to show signs of revival by then. The airline has last flown to India in 2012 when it terminated its Chicago-Delhi route that was launched in 2007.
“There is tremendous demand for travel between India and the US, thanks to the large diaspora and growing business ties. The pandemic has led to a preference among people to travel nonstop instead of going one-stop.