United Airlines recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its service to India. The airline, which operates daily nonstop services from both Delhi and Mumbai to its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, has carried over three million customers on more than 12,700 flights between the two countries during the past decade.
Dave Hilfman, United’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, joined colleagues to host a gala reception for travel industry partners and corporate customers at Delhi’s Imperial Hotel on November 20, 2015.
Hilfman said, “All of us at United are very proud to reach this milestone and to have played such an important role in building links between India and the United States. Ten years ago we were the first airline to offer scheduled nonstop service between the two countries, and today we remain the only US carrier serving India. We thank all the customers who have flown with us over the past decade, our travel industry partners, and of course our sales, marketing and operations teams here in India. We look forward to continued success in the future.”
The airline’s first flight to India, a Continental Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft from New York/Newark, arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on November 2, 2005. It was the first scheduled nonstop service by any carrier between India and the USA. The airline inaugurated nonstop service between Mumbai and New York/Newark on October 3, 2007. United and Continental merged in 2010 under the United name.
