Air India, one of India’s leading airlines and a Star Alliance member, in line with its vision to strengthen and expand its global footprint has resumed its non-stop flight connecting Bengaluru to San Francisco.
This 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 first flight AI 175 left Bengaluru at 1420 hrs. (Local Time/LT) on December 2, 2022, to arrive in San Francisco at 1700 hrs. (LT) on the same day. The first return flight AI 176 left San Francisco on December 2, 2022, at 2100 hrs. (LT) to arrive at Bengaluru on Dec 4, 2022, at 0425 hrs. (LT)+2.
The direct distance between Bengaluru and San Francisco is 13,993 km approximately and the cities are diametrically at opposite ends of the world with a time zone change of around 13.5 hours. The total flight time on this route will be of more than 17 hours depending on the wind speed on that particular day. The route for this flight will be the safest, fastest and most economical.
This has taken Air India’s India-US frequency to 37 non-stop flights per week. Air India also operates non-stop flights from Delhi to New York, Newark, Washington DC, San Francisco and Chicago and from Mumbai to Newark.