Air India announced their first direct Delhi-Toronto flight, which will launch on September 27 in honour of World Tourism Day.

The travel time should be between 16 to 20 hours, based on the most direct currently available flight times. The cost has not yet been announced.

A new Amristar-Delhi-Toronto flight was also announced this week and will launch on September 27, travelling three times a week.

This announcement comes at a transformative time for the airline. The state-owned carrier is $8.4 billion in debt and the government is considering selling Air India this year.

This debt is in large part because of the competition with cheap airlines, like SpiceJet. Perhaps Air India is attempting an entirely different strategy to solve their problems by offering new, long distance flights.

The airline is also hoping to launch a direct flight to Nairobi, Kenya in October.

Learn more about Air India here airindia.in.

 

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