Thursday, April 7 2005 13:02 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Washington: Continental Airlines said yesterday (Apr 6, 2006) that it would launch daily non-stop flights from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to New Delhi beginning October.

The service, subject to Government approval, will reduce travel time between the two cities by at least two and a half hours by eliminating any stops or en route connections, the airline said.

New Delhi will become the 25th city in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network.

"This new long-range route to India represents further evolution of our successful trans-Atlantic network from New York/Newark," said Jim Summerford, Continental's vice president.

Flight CO82 will depart New York/Newark daily at 21:05 hrs local time and arrive at New Delhi at 21:30 hrs (IST) the next day. Flight CO83 will depart New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport daily at 23:30 hrs (IST) and will arrive at New York/Newark at 4:50 hrs local time the next day. Flying times will be nearly 14 hours.

This new service, using the 283-seat Boeing 777 aircraft, will be Continental's second longest non-stop trip after the New York-Hong Kong trip.