Marking a milestone in the country’s civil aviation history, Air India (AI) on operate its inaugural passenger flight over the North Pole region from August 15 between New Delhi and San Francisco.
Capt Rajneesh Sharma and Capt Digvijay Singh will pilot the inaugural revenue flight from New Delhi to San Francisco over the Polar region on the occasion of the nation’s Independence Day.
Making an announcement to this effect, Air India’s Western Region Director Mukesh Bhatia said here on Monday: “This will mark the maturing of civil aviation in India as another frontier is crossed. Passengers will benefit from the reduced flight times, the airline from the reduced fuel consumption and the environment from reduced carbon emissions”.
Air India is in a unique position to offer non-stop flights between India and North America.