{"id":26231,"date":"2021-12-09T11:08:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=26231"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:26:30","slug":"usa-india-bubble-flights-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/usa-india-bubble-flights-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"US-India Air Bubble Flights 2022: Air India, United Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The regular or normal international flight operations, which was supposed to resume on December 15, 2021 will be back in March 2022. Unlike before, the continued suspension of scheduled (regular\/normal) international flights is extended until further notice, not for another 30 days, indicating that the preparation is underway for the much-awaited resumption<\/a><\/span>. Since May 2020, Air India and United Airlines have been the principal carriers in the US-India air bubble corridor. Later Europe and Gulf airlines joined the green corridor and started catering to the demand for air bubble flights between USA and India. Below is the updated list of the airlines operating multi-stop, one-stop, direct and nonstop flights between USA and India<\/a><\/span> through the air bubble corridor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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US-India nonstop air bubble flights: Air India and United Airlines<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since the inception of Vande Bharat Mission that eventually expanded into air bubble travel corridors, Air India and United Airlines have been operating in compliance with the US-India air bubble agreement. Since May 2020, more than 10 million people have travelled on VBM and air bubble flights between the two countries. Whoever is permitted to enter India and the US during the pandemic, according to the respective governments, can travel on Air India and United Airlines between USA and India. There is no visa-specific restriction. US citizens with\/without an OCI card or a valid visa to India, and lawful permanent residents\/green card holders are traveling to India. Indian citizens with a valid US visa, such as B1\/B2, can travel on USA-bound air bubble flights operated by Air India and United Airlines.<\/p>\n

You can book nonstop United flights between Newark and Mumbai, Newark and Delhi, San Francisco and Delhi, and Chicago and Delhi. Air India operates a maximum number of nonstop flights between India and USA. IndianEagle.com<\/strong>, a leading air-ticketing partner of the Indian-origin community in America, is booking cheap Air India flights<\/a><\/span> and cheap United flights tickets<\/a><\/span> for air bubble travel scheduled till March 2022.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Emirates Airlines’ US-India Air Bubble Flights<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emirates joined the US-India air bubble travel corridor in August 2020. You can book cheap\u00a0<\/strong>Emirates flights between USA and India<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0online at Indian Eagle or by calling the toll-free 1-800-615-3969. <\/strong>These days, Emirates Airlines is serving these US cities: New York JFK, Los Angeles, Chicago ORD, Houston IAH, Washington IAD, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, and Dallas. Currently, you can book Emirates\u2019 air bubble flights to India for Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram.<\/p>\n

All Indian nationals, irrespective of their US visas (B1\/B2, H1, H4, F1 and likes), and US citizens with\/without an OCI card can travel on one-stop Emirates flights between USA and India<\/strong>. US citizens having no OCI card need a regular entry X visa or a tourist visa to travel to India. Can Indian citizens with a US visitor visa (B2) fly on Emirates from India to USA? Yes, they can travel both ways \u2013 the US to India and India to the US.<\/p>\n

Different rules apply to over 10 hours of transit in Dubai for <\/b>travelers<\/b><\/span> from India<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Travelers from India, among the restricted countries, are required to leave Dubai Airport\u2019 terminal if the transit time or layover is over 10 hours in Dubai. In this case, you can apply for Dubai Connect online at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled departure from India. A request for Dubai Connect is subject to the UAE immigration approval. If approved, you will get complimentary accommodation outside the airport, complimentary visa on arrival and free airport transfer service.<\/p>\n

If denied, you will have to arrange accommodation outside the airport and must apply for a visa on arrival or have a pre-approved Dubai transit visa. In case you are unable to provide evidence of accommodation (hotel or a friend\/relative\u2019s residence in\u00a0Dubai) outside Dubai Airport (DXB), you are likely to be denied boarding at the departure airport in India.<\/p>\n

As per the UAE\u2019s current regulations, travelers from India with the transit time\/layover more than 10 hours at Dubai Airport must take a COVID-19 PCR test within 48 hours prior to scheduled departure from India and a (additional) Rapid PCR test at the departure airport within 6 hours of scheduled boarding. These two test reports must be negative and have a QR code.<\/p>\n

Qatar Airways\u2019 US-India Air Bubble Flights <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Qatar Airways is one of the best airlines operating USA to India flights in the air bubble corridor<\/strong>. Other than Air India, United Airlines, and Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways is flying all Indian nationals, irrespective of their US visas, and US citizens with an OCI card or a valid India visa via Doha. B1\/B2, H1B, H4, F1 and other US visa holders can travel on Qatar Airways\u2019 US-bound flights from India.<\/p>\n

Please check all you should know about traveling on Qatar Airways to\/from India and transiting in Doha<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Qatar Airways is connecting travelers from the US on its air bubble flights to India at Doha Hamad International Airport. Available on IndianEagle.com for cheap airfares, Qatar Airways flights to India<\/a><\/span> are operated from New York JFK, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington DC, Seattle and San Francisco<\/strong>. Qatar Airways flies to New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Kochi, Kozhikode and Trivandrum via Doha.<\/p>\n

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Lufthansa Flights to India from USA \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This August 13, Lufthansa flights resumed to India from Frankfurt and Munich under the bilateral air bubble agreement between Germany and India.<\/strong> We booked Lufthansa flights to Delhi<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Mumbai and Bengaluru for some of our customers, including Indian passport holders and foreign nationals of Indian origin from the USA until Lufthansa’s revised travel eligibility criteria for passengers took effect on October 21, 2020. Currently, Lufthansa is operating to and from New Delhi 5 days in a week, Mumbai 3 days in a week, and Bengaluru 2 days in a week.<\/p>\n

Who can take air bubble flights on Lufthansa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only US citizens can travel on Lufthansa flights between USA and India<\/a><\/span><\/strong> as per the most recent revision of travel eligibility criteria. To be precise, US nationals holding an OCI card, and Indian passport holders from the US are barred from traveling on Lufthansa\u2019s inbound flights to India. Lufthansa flights from India to USA can board only foreign nationals including US citizens (without OCI cards) and their spouses with a valid US visa.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s travel bubble corridor with the US and Germany has made way for Lufthansa\u2019s flights to India from Seattle, Miami, Philadelphia, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Detroit, San Diego, Chicago, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Orlando, Tampa, San Francisco, and Washington Dulles Airport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please note you are required to obey the government of Germany\u2019s rule for international transit <\/b>travelers<\/b><\/span>.<\/b> You must take an Antigen\/PCR\/LAMP\/TMA test not more than 48 hours before your transit in Frankfurt or Munich, apart from taking an RT-PCR test within 72 hours of undertaking the journey from the US for safe entry to India. Germany\u2019s mandate for international transit travelers aged 6 and above took effect on March 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

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British Airways: Air Bubble Flights to and from India <\/strong><\/h3>\n

British Airways resumed flights to and from India on August 17, 2020. Part of the India-UK bilateral air travel bubble agreement, British Airways flights to India<\/a><\/span> are currently serving New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai from the United States with one-stop connection in London Heathrow.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to British Airways\u2019 current travel eligibility criteria for inbound flights to India<\/strong>, Indian nationals, OCI\/PIO cardholders with passports of any country, and foreign nationals including US citizens and their dependents holding a valid visa to India can travel to India on British Airways\u2019 air bubble flights through London Heathrow (LHR).<\/p>\n

Only foreign nationals including US citizens and their spouses can take BA flights from India to USA and transit in London without restrictions.<\/strong> Please note British Airways is not permitted to fly Indian Nationals beyond the UK, Ireland and Cayman Islands unless their spouse is a foreign national.<\/p>\n

Delta Airlines Flights between USA and India<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The list of airlines operating air bubble flights between USA and India includes Delta Airlines. Delta is currently operating Air France and KLM Airlines\u2019 codeshare flights via Paris and Amsterdam respectively. Though both Air France and KLM Airlines are flying to and from India, they do not have the permission to carry Indian nationals beyond their hub airports in the EU region. Please note Delta Airlines\u2019 nonstop flights to Mumbai from USA<\/a><\/span> continue to remain suspended.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian passport holders, lawful permanent residents, B2\/B1 visa holders, US citizens with\/without OCI\/PIO cards, and foreign nationals with a valid visa can travel on Delta flights to India from USA<\/a> and from India to USA. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Virgin Atlantic Flights to India from USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since September 2020, Virgin Atlantic flights between USA and India have been operational.<\/strong> The airline provides connection from the USA on its flights to New Delhi and Mumbai from London Heathrow under the UK-India air bubble travel arrangement. Indians in USA can travel on Virgin Atlantic flights to India from New York JFK, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Delta Airlines connects Boston, Miami, Seattle, Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington IAD on Virgin Atlantic flights from New York to India.<\/p>\n

On Virgin Atlantic flights from USA to India<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<\/strong>Indian nationals, OCI\/PIO cardholders holding passports of any country, and foreign nationals including US citizens with a valid visa to India can travel. Indian citizens, unless their spouse is a US national, can’t board Virgin Atlantic flights from India if they are destined for USA. Please note all tourist visas (both paper and electronic) issued before October 6, 2021, are currently invalid for entry into India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Also Check: Things to Know if You’re Traveling to or from India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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