Air India plans world’s longest route
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Air India could be on the verge of launching the world’s longest air route.
The Economic Times reports that the national carrier is considering plans to operate services between Bengaluru and San Francisco – a distance of approximately 14,000km.
If realised, this would exceed Qantas‘ 13,730km route from Sydney to Dallas, which currently holds the record. It would also eclipse Emirates’ planned 13,820km Dubai-Panama City service, which will become the world’s longest flight when it launches in February 2016.
The Bengaluru-San Francisco route would connect two of the world’s biggest IT hubs; Bengaluru has been dubbed the “Silicon Valley of India”.
“We are planning to have a non-stop from either Delhi or Bengaluru to San Francisco on our Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft. In addition we are planning a direct service between Ahmedabad and London due to the huge demand for travel between these two cities,” the Economic Times quoted an unnamed “senior official” at Air India as saying.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to San Francisco next week.
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