Comments on: 1.3m Telugu Diaspora Seeks Direct Flights to Hyderabad from Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, SFO

By: Shreyas Chavour

Shreyas Chavour — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:12:42 +0000

I think Delta air should Partner With indiGo, they are already talking about partnering.I think it would be benificial for delta to enter the Indian market as they would have major success out of cities like NYC and Atlanta. It is the only major airline out of the three US major that doesn’t currently fly to India(they did in 2019 before the pandemic). Though Dheli or Mumbai may be better options to start off, Hyderabad wouldn’t be a bad city. It could be a good next city to offer flights to. I do know there is also a large West Indian Marathi population in Atlanta and a Mumbai flight would definitely help not only Atlanta but Connect the US to India.

By: indianeagle

indianeagle — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:31:52 +0000

In reply to flight geek. Hello! We must say your observation is very insightful. Thank you for sharing such significant insights with us and our readers!

By: flight geek

flight geek — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:28:01 +0000

I’m from Hyderabad and I really really want to see a direct flight from US to Hyderabad. But there are too many complications preventing this.

1. Opening foreign routes is under the purview of central govt. and central govt. doesn’t like diffusing demand away from Delhi and Mumbai.

2. A350 improved its range considerably. However, US to Hyderabad is still pushing A350 range to its limit. To make sure it has sufficient fuel for the range, the airlines will have to decrease the number of passengers. This means, it will try to increase premium economy or business class seats. This means the fares will be higher.

3. Emirates and Qatar provide very cost effective routes and Indians are very price sensitive. A few hundred dollars of increase in fare and we are ready to explore cheaper options which means the direct route might not get as many travellers as needed.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:50:37 +0000

I hope Air India launches direct flights between HYD and SFO. So many Telugu people about half the Indian population in Bay Area. So many people complaining about layovers including immigration and baggage transit.