{"id":23566,"date":"2019-08-09T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T21:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=23566"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:02:46","slug":"houston-vs-dallas-direct-flights-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/houston-vs-dallas-direct-flights-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston vs Dallas: All about Petition that Seeks Signatures for Direct Flights to India from Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"
Both Dallas and Houston have long been waiting for direct flights from Texas to India.<\/strong> Neither of DFW International Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport has direct air connectivity to India, though each of the both Texan airports offers nonstop service to over 50 major cities across the world.<\/p>\n Texas Governor, Greg Abbott found himself stuck between Houston and Dallas when it came to considering the demand for nonstop flights to India<\/span><\/a><\/strong> made by both \u2013 Indians in Houston and Dallas Indians, before he left for a 9-day trip to India in March 2018. A direct link to India from Texas was a matter of discussion during his meeting with Suresh Prabhu, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation.<\/p>\n The meeting was concluded, with Greg Abbott saying,<\/strong> \u201cWhen I get home, it\u2019s going to be one of the issues I focus on. … I\u2019m going to have Houston and Dallas battle it out and let the respective airlines battle it out,\u201d according to Dallasnews.com.<\/p>\n