The carrier has trimmed total travel times from 20 hours down to approximately 16 hours on its daily services from Delhi and Mumbai using Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft. Previously, flights bypassed conflict zones via Jordan and Egypt, which required carrying extra personnel to satisfy Flight Duty Time Limitations. Moving through Iraq is anticipated to cut fuel consumption by roughly 10 per cent, reversing cost spikes caused by prior diversions around Pakistani and Middle Eastern airspace.
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Utilizing Iraqi airspace eliminates the need for a technical stopover in Rome for flights…: Utilizing Iraqi airspace eliminates the need for a technical stopover in Rome for flights bound for the American east coast.
The revised route helps the airline adhere to Flight Duty Time Limitations without needin…: The revised route helps the airline adhere to Flight Duty Time Limitations without needing to roster additional crew members.
Direct transit through Iraq alleviates severe cost burdens brought on by regional airspac…: Direct transit through Iraq alleviates severe cost burdens brought on by regional airspace bans across West Asia and Pakistan.
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New Delhi/ Mumbai: Air India is now operating flights directly to New York and Newark without a stopover as the airline has started using Iraq airspace from this week, a move that has also reduced flight durations by around four hours, according to sources.
With the use of Iraq airspace, there will be around 10 per cent fuel savings as well as less burdensome crew requirements in terms of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), one of the sources told PTI.
The full service carrier, which has been significantly impacted by airspace curbs, including due to the West Asia crisis, operates one daily flight each to New York and Newark (in the US) from Delhi as well as Mumbai.
The source said there is now more flexibility in terms of airspace availability, which is allowing operations of direct flights to the two destinations in the east coast of the US.
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