United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6

July 18, 2019: With Pakistan re-opening its airspace in the early hours of July 16, United Airlines has decided to resume the daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Delhi and Mumbai on September 6, 2019 (eastbound).

“After reviewing and re-evaluating plans, our network operations and planning teams have determined that we will resume daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Delhi and Mumbai on September 6, 2019 (eastbound). We are excited to get back to connecting our customers and employees between the US and India in September, and we’re looking forward to starting brand new service between San Francisco and Delhi in December," said the airline in a release.

The United Airlines customer service team will reach out to customers who may have cancelled or rescheduled their travel in the last 24 hours with information about the newly announced service date and to offer new booking options.

Effective September 6 (to India) and September 7 (from India)

New York/Newark – Mumbai (BOM)

EWR-BOM: Depart 20:10 Arrive 20:50 (next day)
BOM-EWR: Depart 23:20 Arrive 05:30 (next day)
Aircraft type: Boeing 777-300
Frequency: Daily (Year-round)
Effective September 6 (to India) and September 7 (from India)

New York/Newark – Delhi (DEL)

EWR-DEL: Depart 22:05 Arrive 21:30 (next day)
DEL-EWR: Depart 23:35 Arrive 04:55 (next day)
Aircraft type: Boeing 777-200
Frequency: Daily (Year-round)
Brand new service between San Francisco and Delhi begins Dec. 5

SFO-DEL: 19:15-00:45 (two days later)
DEL-SFO: 03:50-06:00 (same day)
Aircraft type: Boeing 787-9
Frequency: Daily (Seasonal)
Start Dates (unchanged): December 5 (To India) December 7 (From India)