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Air India looking for 'alternatives' for North American travel, expenses increased due to closure of Pakistani airspace
Aviation: Air India is considering options like adding a technical stop in a city of India to flights from Delhi to North America to reduce the increased expenses due to the closure of Pakistan's airspace. Currently, flights are getting longer due to stops in European cities and the expenses are increasing.
Air India is planning different alternatives for flights between Delhi and North America. A possible option is to have a technical halt at an airport in a city in India along the course of flights, so that additional operational costs due to the Pakistani closure of airspace can be minimized. Amar Ujala Sources provided this information on Friday.
Currently, Air India, owned by the Tata Group, operates 71 flights weekly to North America, and among these flights, 54 fly out of the national capital. The carrier operates to Chicago, New York, Washington, San Francisco, Newark in America, and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.
Air India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson said in his message on Friday that there have been several network-related incidents, and the airline has recently adjusted some of its Europe and America routes in response to airspace restrictions. Also added some technical stops.
