The step which would have wide ranging impact on the Air India airlines viability on the Flights to US, starting from October 31, Air India will convert all flight from India to destinations in the United states as non stop flights which will skip The European Union altogether. The US Airports covered includes John F. Kennedy airport,Newark’s Liberty International Airport, Chicago’s ’Hare airport as well as Toronto airports in Canada. The offering are part of the Air India Frequent Flyer program run by Air India.
This reflect on the Air India economic viability as Industry experts feels that Air India’s decision has more to do with shutting down of its Frankfurt hub in an effort to slash airlines costs.The airline has already shut down its London-New York service that caused much concern, especially in north India, as it was a route that had started in 1955 and appealed to Indian holiday-makers visiting EU who preferred to visit family and relatives in London before proceeding to the US.
Most Probably Air India would fly its 238-seater Boeing 777-200 LRs(Long range) and its 342-seater Boeing 777-300 ERs (Extended range) to the United States. The decision to fly non-stop to North America would also turn out to be an expensive proposition and cost of Frequent flyer tickets as the planes would have to tank up on fuel to fly directly.Not only will Air India have to buy aviation turbine fuel (ATF) domestically at much higher prices than overseas, it will also need to carry a full tank load, forcing it to make adjustments in passenger and freight load and hence charge more from each traveler but also and slow down commuting speed. It Is noteworthy that such programs would not have any impact on the flights to India from US once these flights touch down in India they will connect to multiple destinations as before.
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