Air India announced plans to launch new direct service between San Francisco (SFO) and India. From Dec. 2, the carrier will offer three flights per week between the Bay Area and New Delhi (DEL) with Boeing 777 long-range aircraft, equipped with eight seats in first class and 35 in business. The route measures 7,692 miles and clocks in at 16. Emirates will hold the record for the world’s longest regularly scheduled non-stop flight when it launches direct service between Dubai (DXB) and Panama City (ECP) Feb. 1, 2016, with the route traversing a distance of approximately 8,580 miles. San Francisco becomes Air India’s fourth U.S. destination, joining Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR).
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