United Airlines launched a Delhi-Chicago nonstop flight, seamlessly connecting the Indian capital to three American cities.

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will operate between the Indira Gandhi International Airport, at Delhi and O’Hare International Airport, Chicago. The O’ Hare International Airport is the hometown hub of the airline.

The daily non-stop service between Delhi and Chicago O’Hare hub is a new flight that is aimed at strengthening the network between India and America. It will also facilitate travellers from either of the two destinations, an easy travel choice of flying non-stop between the two countries.

The flight has the Polaris business class service provided by the United Airlines which comes with special flat-bed seats.

Until now, United Airlines had flights connecting New York with Delhi and Mumbai, and San Francisco with Delhi, but with the inauguration of the Delhi-Chicago flight route, four nonstop flights will operate regularly from India.

A daily non-stop service between San Francisco-Bengaluru is also being worked upon, and will begin from May 8, 2021. This will be the first air service between Bengaluru and the United States.

The Delhi-Chicago non-stop flight is being viewed as an initiative to not just boost the network between the two countries and facilitate business-related travel, but also an a means to encourage leisure travellers to make frequent trips.

As per the air bubble arrangements between India and 22 other countries, several International flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission as well.