{"id":35603,"date":"2025-12-22T09:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=35603"},"modified":"2025-12-23T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:18:08","slug":"air-india-rerouting-us-india-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/air-india-rerouting-us-india-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Stops Flying Nonstop from SFO to Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru in 2026; Brace for Itineraries with Layovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAir India cancelling San Francisco to Mumbai and Bengaluru flights starting March 2026, is in the news today. Travelers hit the panic button over their bookings for travel to India in 2026. We are experiencing an influx of queries, like when Air India would resume these routes, when they would be able to book these routes for their parents\u2019 convenient travel on Air India,\u201d said Dheeraj Dhuvvuru, CEO of IndianEagle.com<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Air India news trending online is not true. In fact, Air India will continue to operate from SFO to Bengaluru and Mumbai through 2026, but flights are no longer nonstop or point to point<\/strong>. In fact, Air India flights from SFO to Mumbai<\/a><\/span> and Bengaluru stopped being nonstop when Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian airlines in April 2025. For the past 9 months, Air India has been making route adjustments to bypass the restricted airspace and rerouting these flights with short fueling stops in Vienna or Kolkata (CCU).<\/p>\n

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Air India flights to and from San Francisco in 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n

San Francisco to Mumbai has one-stop or two-stop operations in Air India\u2019s 2026 schedule<\/strong>. In some itineraries, Alaska Airlines being an interline partner will connect to Air India flights from New York JFK to Mumbai<\/strong>. In some itineraries, Air India will operate this long-haul route via Kolkata and Delhi as short layovers (1 to 2 hours each). The flight from SFO to Kolkata, and from Kolkata to DEL Airport is the same, AI 174 (B777-300ER). It means no aircraft change, no deboarding at CCU Airport. The leg from New Delhi to Mumbai (final destination) involves aircraft change.<\/p>\n

Air India flights from SFO to Bengaluru<\/strong><\/a><\/span> will continue to have two pitstops – Kolkata and Delhi – in 2026. \u00a0But AI flights, BLR to SFO, are one-stop itineraries via New Delhi Airport. To be precise, nonstop travel from San Francisco to Mumbai and Bengaluru is a thing of the past. Domestic layovers are common in Air India\u2019s international operations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With Mumbai or Bengaluru being your final destination, Air India will be flying through New Delhi, one of the two domestic pitstops for flights originating in San Francisco. There is not only aircraft change but also terminal change at Delhi IGI Airport<\/a><\/span>. You need to transfer from Terminal 3 to T2 at DEL Airport for domestic connection to Mumbai or Bengaluru.<\/p>\n

Are Air India flights from SFO to Delhi nonstop?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since Air India is rerouting flights from San Francisco over Mongolian airspace between Russia and China, it has changed the course of SFO-DEL itineraries, which include a short refueling stop in Kolkata. There is no deboarding of passengers for aircraft or terminal change at Kolkata Airport during a layover of up to 1.5 hours.<\/p>\n

Luckily, most of Air India flights from New Delhi to San Francisco<\/strong> are nonstop, and total travel time is 17 hours. B777-200LRs from Air India\u2019s fleet will operate this route with fuel efficiency, spacious cabins, flat-bed seating (in Business Class), and other modern features.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alternate options to Air India for SFO to India travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Though the flying time from SFO to Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi has increased by 8 to 10 hours due to domestic pitstops, many Indians still prefer Air India over other airlines due to no international transit. If you\u2019re looking for alternate options to Air India flights from SFO to India<\/a><\/span>, you can check out Indian Eagle deals<\/a><\/span> from other airlines or call +1800-615-3969 for phone-only budget deals. By the way, don’t give a miss to our Christmas-special flight discount coupons<\/a><\/span> for your travel in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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