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Article: Air India plans to take polar route for long-haul flights
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- July 4, 2008
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Mumbai, July 4 -- Air India could soon be using the polar routes for long haul operations, a company spokesperson said Friday.
"We are planning to file an application with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to fly the transpolar route," the spokesperson told IANS.
In July last year, the state-owned carrier became the first Indian airline to fly over the North Pole while ferrying a new Boeing from the Boeing headquarters in Seattle to Delhi.
Air India plans to start operations from Delhi to the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York if it receives the regulatory approval.
However, officials from DGCA said air ...
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