American Airlines has announced that it will open up a base for its B787 Dreamliners in New York. The first route as part of this new development is the one to New Delhi, with the airline deploying the newer premium-heavy B787s on this route.
Premium-heavy B787s to New Delhi
American Airlines is opening up a new base for its B787 Dreamliners at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. As of 27th October 2024, this base will be active, with the daily service to New Delhi switching from the B777-300ER to a B787-9.
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The service to and from New Delhi will operate with the following schedule:
- New York JFK-New Delhi
- Departure time: 19:45
- Arrival time: 21:35 (the next day)
- Flight time: 15 hours and 20 minutes
- Flight number: AA292
- New Delhi-New York JFK
- Departure time: 00:20
- Arrival time: 06:45 (the next day)
- Flight time: 16 hours and 55 minutes
- Flight number: AA293
This route will be served by the newer premium-heavy B787-9s featuring 51 lie-flat Business Class suites, 32 Premium Economy seats and 161 standard Economy Class seats.
New Delhi is American’s sole destination in India. The switch from B777-300ERs to B787-9s will result in a drop of seats on each flight. While American’s B777-300ER seat 304 passengers, the premium-heavy B787-9s seat just 244 passengers. While this results in capacity drop, the premium capacity on each flight is increasing, which may lead to better yields.
American faces strong competition from Air India on this route, which is by far the largest carrier operating between India and the United States. With the airline now deploying premium-heavy B787s on its India service, it seems that American wants to go all-in with its offerings, resulting in enhanced passenger experience.
Meanwhile, American Airlines recently announced new service between New York and Tokyo.
Featured image by Wikimedia Commons
Both the other images by American Airlines
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