Air India commences non-stop Hyderabad-Chicago flights

Hyderabad, Jan 15 : Air India’s first non-stop flight on the Hyderabad-Chicago route arrived from the US city at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Friday. A few hours later, the first flight from the city to Chicago departed.
Flight AI-108 landed at 01.00 hours with 237 passengers and 16 crew. The same aircraft – a Boeing 777LR – took off from Hyderabad to Chicago with 226 passengers and 16 crew around 12.50 hours amid much fanfare.
Senior officials of GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport along with Air India staff and other airport stakeholders were present at the terminal to see off the passengers and crew on the flight to the US city.
A warm reception was earlier accorded to passengers who arrived from Chicago, including a cake-cutting ceremony, and cultural events and photo opportunity amid adherence to COVID protocols, said airport operator GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL).
The flight AI-107 from Hyderabad to Chicago will operate every Friday, departing from Hyderabad at 1250 hrs (IST) and land in Chicago at 1805 hrs (CST/Local US time) the same day.
The return flight AI-108 from Chicago to Hyderabad will operate every Wednesday, leaving Chicago at 2130 hrs (CST/Local US Time) and land in Hyderabad at 0140 hrs (IST).