SunstarTV Bureau: Air India has introduces the first-ever non-stop flight between Hyderabad and Chicago. The initiative has taken shortly after the launch of the non-stop Bengaluru-San Francisco service.
Reportedly, the flight AI 108 from Chicago to Hyderabad will operate on Wednesdays. The first flight left Chicago on time at 2130 hrs on January 13 and will arrive at Hyderabad at 0040 hrs (LT) on January 15.
Similarly, the return flight AI-107 from Hyderabad to Chicago which operates once a week on every Friday will depart from Hyderabad at 1250 hrs to arrive in Chicago at 1805 hrs (LT) on the same day.
With a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, the flight seating capacity of 238 seats consisting of 8 first class, 35 Business Class, 195 Economy class configuration besides 4 cockpit and 12 Cabin crew.
Hyderabad being a gateway to South and Central India will connect Air India’s direct flight from Chicago with domestic connections to Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Bengaluru and Chennai.