Now fly non-stop from New Delhi to San Francisco from Dec 2!

Air India is launching direct flights from New Delhi-San Francisco from December 2. This will be the first-ever non-stop flight from India’s national capital to the popular tech city.

A formal ceremony will be held to launch the services. Air India is likely to operate three flights per week, Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

This announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his September visit to the Silicon Valley.

Meanwhile, in a bid to welcome Air India, US’ San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has launched a contest, titled #NonstopAirIndia.

The SFO is inviting participants to answer five trivia questions about Air India and their new service at the SFO.

"This new service is significant- the first nonstop flight from the West Coast of the US to India, saving hours off the journey time," Charles Schuler, Director of Communications SFO said.

"We are excited to host this contest to welcome Air India to SFO," he said. With this contest, participants have a chance to win round-trip economy tickets on Air India to New Delhi.