Delta to resume Mum-NY nonstop after a decade
Since then, United is the only US carrier to fly to India. It currently has a daily nonstop on Newark (EWR)-Mumbai and EWR-Delhi (which is as of now temporarily suspended till July 2). United will have a seasonal Delhi-San Francisco (SFO) direct from December 5 to March-end. Depending on the response to this route, United may later make it round the year flight.
Among Indian carriers, only Air India flies to US with over 30 weekly nonstops between Delhi, Mumbai and JFK, EWR, SFO, Chicago and Washington. AI plans to add more routes, both new cities like Los Angeles and increase frequencies of existing ones, if it can get funds to buy engines for some grounded Boeing 777s.
Meanwhile, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the nonstop service between New York and Mumbai “is the latest example of our international growth as we strive to connect the world better than any other airline. This route would not be possible without the administration's ongoing efforts to enforce fair competition in international travel, ensuring that consumers enjoy a wide range of choices as they travel the globe.”
The flight will leave JFK at 9:15 pm and reach Mumbai at 10:50 pm (next day). The return flight will depart Mumbai at 12:50 am and reach JFK at 6:35 am (all times local).
Delta will operate the route with a newly renovated Boeing 777-200LR that will have seatback entertainment, Gogo Ku Wi-Fi connectivity and free mobile messaging. “The JFK-Mumbai flight will be operated out of Delta’s premier international gateway at New York-JFK, and will offer convenient connections from more than 50 communities throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. Demand for flights between the US and India has increased significantly in the last decade, and New York is the largest US market to India with the largest base of corporate customers,” Delta said in a statement.
Delta says resuming the service was made “possible by 2018 agreements between the US and governments of the UAE and Qatar to address open skies-violating government subsidies to state-owned carriers. The airline’s EVP and chief legal officer Peter Carter said: “Subsidies pose a serious threat to American workers. Every long-haul route lost or foregone to subsidized Middle East carrier competition costs more than 1,500 American jobs, so we are pleased to bring this route back into service thanks to landmark agreements the Trump administration reached with Qatar and the UAE.”
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