Air India Launches Delhi-Washington Flight Friday July 07,2017

Air India on Friday July 07,2017 launched its first flight to Washington DC from New Delhi, thereby adding its fifth destination in the US. 

Air India has deployed its 238-seater Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft to cater to the new direct service to the US. 

The plane offers eight seats in first class, 35 in business and 195 in economy class.

The launch took place at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport New Delhi in the presence of Charge de Affairs of US Embassy Marykay Loss Carlson, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani, Commercial Director of Air India Pankaj Shrivastava, among other airline officials.

Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna, Lohani and Srivastava are also flying to Washington. The occupancy on flights to Washington is at 90% for the month of July, according to the airline spokesperson.

The airline will operate a bigger 321-seater Boeing 777-300ER aircraft between July 9 and 17, he said. Washington is the fifth destination for Air India with the service being offered three times a week.

Apart from Washington, Air India flies to four US airports -

• New York, 
• Newark, 
• Chicago and 
• San Francisco

There are daily flights to Newark, New York and Chicago