{"id":3756,"date":"2019-08-14T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flyopedia.com\/blog\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2019-08-14T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:28:56","slug":"air-indias-first-transpolar-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyopedia.com\/blog\/air-indias-first-transpolar-flight","title":{"rendered":"Air India\u2019s First Transpolar Flight will take wing this Independence Day between New Delhi and San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) expressed the need for an airline to start utilizing the polar routes.<\/p>\n

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Air India<\/strong><\/em><\/a> has come forth to facilitate air transfer between New Delhi and San Francisco, over the North Pole.<\/p>\n

Taking the flight will make the Indian National Air Carrier, the country\u2019s first airline ever to fly over the Arctic.<\/p>\n

The flight duration will drop to 13 hours, as the miles covered cut down from 7.5 thousand to 5 thousand miles.<\/p>\n

Also, apart from the airlines<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and the air passengers, flying on the transpolar route will be beneficial for the environment.<\/p>\n

There shall be a decrease in carbon emissions by 6,000 to 21,000 kilograms and a reduction of about 2,000 to 7,000 kilograms in fuel consumption.<\/p>\n

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