After a gap of nearly 10 years, Delta Air Lines will likely start flying again to India.
A decision to resume nonstop service follows the end of the long running spat with Gulf carriers.
It now feels it has an opportunity to compete fairly with the likes of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad on US-Asia services.
It is a tentative agreement so far with Delta saying flights will depart in 2019 either from New York’s JFK Airport or Delta’s Atlanta hub to Mumbai.
"It is exciting to be able to announce Delta’s return to India from the U.S. as part of our vision to expand Delta’s reach internationally. We are thankful to the president for taking real action to enforce our Open Skies trade deals, which made this new service possible," said Delta CEO Ed Bastion.
It is subject to the usual regulatory approvals and the airline will announce full details later this year.
The only other US carrier serving India nonstop is United Airlines.
