Continental to have daily Mumbai-New York service

Thursday, March 8, 2007, 16:23 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 8: Continental Airlines will launch daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and New York from October 31.

The new service will link India's commercial and entertainment capital with New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Continental's Mumbai-New York/Newark flights will be operate with a 283-seat Boeing 777-200 aircraft, carrying 48 passengers in the BusinessFirst cabin and 235 in Economy.

Flying times will be 16 hours 15 minutes westbound and 14 hours 50 minutes eastbound. The world's fifth largest airline has operated a Delhi-New York non-stop service since 2005.

Continental has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the America, Europe and Asia, serving 150 US and 136 international destinations. It carries 67 million passengers per year.

UNI

Topics: AVIATION-CONTINENTAL

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