Air India launches first direct flight to Silicon Valley

December 03, 2015 03:40

Air India today launched its first non-stop flight to San Francisco which landed here connecting America's west coast with India and making Silicon Valley its fourth destination in the US.

The flight AI 173 from Delhi with 230 passengers on board landed here at 5:40 AM with airport traffic control tower lit in the Indian tricolour to welcome the maiden Air India flight to the city. The passengers applauded when the aircraft touched down.

A number of officials from the US and India, including Indian Consul General Venkatesan Ashok, attended a formal ribbon cutting ceremony to mark beginning of the services.

"It is a remarkable day and today is a great day for Air India," Ashok told the gathering at the airport.

The city mayor's office declared this day as 'Air India Day', a symbolic gesture to celebrate the arrival of the first direct flight from India here.

With this non-stop flight to San Francisco from Delhi, Air India became the first domestic airline to provide a direct air connection to the US west coast.

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