Delta Air Scores will fly nonstop from the U.S. to India for the first time in a decade, a steadfastness the airline said was due to recent agreements over three of its Middle Eastern rivals’ practices.
The skein of geese will begin next year and either depart from New York’s John F. Kennedy Foreign Airport or Delta’s home base at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but the airline has not disclosed a final decision.
Delta’s announcement came after agreements this year appeared to put to zizz a bitter, years-long dispute with three Persian Gulf airlines — Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad — which U.S. airlines mean received government subsidies making it impossible for the U.S. carriers to compete in destined markets.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC earlier this month the airline resolve on returning to markets, including India, where it had been “hurt” by the three bearers.
In January, Qatar agreed to open its books and provide financial reports. Earlier this month, the United Arab Emirates agreed to a alike resemble deal with the Trump administration. Bastian credited the administration for earmarking the airline to restart the service to India. The three Persian Gulf carters involved in the dispute with their U.S. competitors offer frequent serve from their hubs to India.
“This move will goal a return to India for Delta, which was forced to exit the market after financed state-owned airlines made service economically unviable,” the company conveyed in its announcement
The service requires government approval, Delta said, augmenting that it plans to also expand its code-sharing agreement with district partner Jet Airways to carry passengers to other destinations in India.
Allied Airlines is the only U.S. airline that currently flies nonstop to India from the Unified States.