The largest airline in the world, American Airlines announced a new nonstop flight route. The daily flight will connect the cities of Seattle and Bangalore or Bengaluru.
However, passengers must wait until October of this year, before availing of the new flight service.
This will be the first daily nonstop flight bridging the gap between Seattle and Bangalore. The flight will operate between Seattle Tacoma Airport and Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport.
Boeing 787-9 Aircraft to Operate Between Seattle and Bangalore
American Airlines is considering Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to serve the Seattle-Bangalore route. Also, this massive wide-body aircraft has a seating capacity of up to 285.
Further, the seat configuration of the aircraft will feature 234 economy seats and 21 premium economy seats. The business class section will have a seating capacity of 30.
This is great because Seattle to Bangalore and vice versa is a popular route. Not only leisure travelers but also those traveling for business purposes book plane tickets to Bangalore India.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner also earned a lot of fame last year. In October of 2019, Qantas broke Singapore Airline’s record for flying the longest nonstop flight.
Qantas flew from New York to Sydney for over 19 hours straight using the 787-9 Dreamliner.
Bangalore will Become Gateway to Southern India
When the flight service commences, it will establish Bangalore as a gateway to South India. In fact, Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport connects the city to all the major destinations across India.
Flight tickets to Bangalore from the USA will give international passengers quicker access to the southern Indian States of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and even Goa.
Also, international connectivity from the Bangalore Airport is strong. The airport recently announced new international flight routes to Addis Ababa, Tokyo, and Amsterdam.
These additions will increase Kempegowda Airport’s international destination count to 28. Moreover, passengers looking to visit the above-mentioned destinations can opt for a layover, or stopover at Bangalore.
Faster Access to United States Passenger
For a passenger had to go through layovers or connections to catch flights to Bangalore from the USA.
However, American Airlines’ new flight route will give faster access to many US regions. These include San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Silicon Valley, Arizona, and other west coast and east coast states.
The elimination of multiple journey segments will result in cheap flights to Bangalore, India from the USA.
Further, American Airlines also announced the expansion of codeshare partners. The airline will include the Seattle-based Alaska Airlines as one of the codeshare partners.
Seattle to Bangalore Flight Schedule
Seattle to Bangalore flight is already getting much attention. On March 2, 2020 evening tickets sales commenced. The flight will operate daily. As for the flight schedule, take a look below:
American Airline’s flight number AA200 will fly to Bangalore from Seattle’s Tacoma Airport at 5.55 pm. The flight will reach its destination, Kempegowda Airport the following day at 10.45 pm. The flight duration is going to be 16 hours and 20 minutes.
Next, American Airlines flight number AA201 will depart from Bangalore Airport at 2.05 am and arrive in Seattle at 6.00 am. Also, the total flight duration from India to the USA will be 16 hours and 55 minutes.
The flight distance between both destinations is over 8000 miles.
Seattle to Bangalore flight is a result of Corporate Demand
The reason why American Airlines choose to introduce the new flight route from Seattle’s Tacoma to Bangalore’s Kempegowda is simple. It was a result of the increasingly corporate and business travelers that use the route.
Bangalore is the Silicon Valley of India. It is one of the most advanced cities in the world when it comes to Information Technology.
The place serves as headquarter for about 80% of the global IT firms and companies. This makes Bangalore perhaps the world’s largest technology cluster.
And, the United States of America is the largest investor in Bangalore.
In the year 2017, Bangalore’s IT industry received a $ 48.2 billion investment from the United States of America. This proves that Bangalore is the favorite Indian destination for US investors.
So, the much-awaited nonstop flight route will be here in October 2020. Bangaluru is the highest demand for Indian locations for business travelers from the USA.
Moreover, American Airline’s partnership with Alaska Airlines will result in connections to 100 US cities through Seattle to Bangalore daily nonstop service.