Driven by demand, American Airlines flies back to India after nearly 10 yrs

Almost a decade after it stopped its India services, American Airlines — the world’s largest airline by passengers carried — flew non-stop from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday, in a clear indication of growing demand momentum between India and the US in a post-Covid world. However, in what could be a response to the lagging corporate travel recovery, the airline has pushed back the launch of its Seattle-Bengaluru service by a few months. “With the launch of this new route from New York to Delhi, and in partnership with IndiGo we will provide world class travel options to address the existing passenger demand in both countries.