Air India resumes Bengaluru-San Francisco direct flight
The Hindu
Bengaluru
Air India on Friday resumed its non-stop flight connecting Bengaluru to San Francisco.
The first flight AI 175 departed from Bengaluru at 2.20 p.m. to arrive in San Francisco (local time) at 5 p.m. on the same day.
The first return flight AI 176 will leave San Francisco on Friday at 11 p.m. to arrive at Bengaluru on December 4 at 4.25 a.m.
Air India said that the resumption of the non-stop flight will connect the world’s two tech hubs – the original Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley of India.
The flight will operate thrice a week on Fridays, Sundays and Wednesdays with the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft
The direct distance between Bengaluru and San Francisco is 13,993 kms approx. and the cities are diametrically at opposite ends of the world with a time zone change of approx. 13.5 hours.
The total flight time on this route will be more than 17 hours depending on the wind speed on that particular day.
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