Air India has proposed to break new air space that will link the IT beehive of Bengaluru and San Francisco which is 8,699 miles apart (14,000km) apart.
This particular path would be the world's longest non-stop commercial route with an estimated flight time of between 17 to 18 hours.
Qantas presently operates the worlds longest flight of 8,578miles (13,730km) between Sydney, Australia and Dallas Forth-Worth in the US, this feat will become the second longest next year when Emirates starts it 8,588miles (13,760km) between Dubai and Panama City.
In a statement to the Times of India, a spokesperson for Air India said:
'We are planning to have a nonstop from either Delhi or Bengaluru to San Francisco on our Boeing 777-200 long range aircraft.'And in addition, we are planning a direct service between Ahmedabad and London due to the huge demand for travel between these two cities.'
THE WORLD'S LONGEST FLIGHTS
-Dubai, UAE to Panama City, Panama (Emirates)
Distance: 8,588 miles (13,760km)
Time: 17 hours, 35 minutes
-Dallas-Fort Worth, USA to Sydney, Australia (Qantas)
Distance: 8,578 miles (13,730km)
Time: 16 hours, 50 minutes
-Atlanta, USA to Johannesburg, South Africa (Delta)
Distance: 8,439 miles (13,581km)
Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes
-Los Angeles, USA to Abu Dhabi, UAE (Etihad)
Distance: 8,390 miles (13,502km)
Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes
-Los Angeles, USA to Dubai, UAE (Emirates)
Distance: 8,339 miles (13,420km)
Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes.
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