Air India to open Washington DC.

Flag carrier, Air India has announced that it will commence flights to Washington DC from its New Delhi hub.From December 1st 2009 Air India will add additional service from New York JFK to Washington Dulles (IAD) operating as an extension. Air India currently serves JFK on a daily rotation with B777-200LR and by tagging Washington is able to link the capital cities of India and the US.

There is currently no scheduled service between Delhi and IAD, however Continental Airlines also operates a dialy B777 flight from its EWR base to Delhi.