United to fly again from Delhi, Mumbai to New York

A day after Pakistan announced the opening of its airspace for civilian flights to and from India, American carrier United Airlines announced that it will resume its daily non-stop service connecting both Delhi and Mumbai to New York/Newark from September 7.

In a statement, the airline said the decision has been taken after “reviewing and re-evaluating plans”. It had stopped its daily non-stop service after the closure of the airspace over India and Pakistan in February.

Thanks to the closure of the airspace, other international airlines like Lufthansa were also forced to follow longer routes, which increased flights timings and cost of operations.