{"id":4819,"date":"2019-08-16T10:32:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2019-08-16T10:32:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:32:15","slug":"air-india-flight-from-delhi-to-san-francisco-to-fly-over-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/air-india-flight-from-delhi-to-san-francisco-to-fly-over-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco to fly over North Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>National carrier Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco to fly over North Pole to reduce flight times and fuel costs. The flight is set to use the polar route from August 15 onwards. AI 173\u2019s current flight path after taking off from the capital is over Bangladesh, Myanmar, China and Japan, before crossing the Pacific Ocean to reach the United States. The new route will fly north, arching upwards over Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, the Arctic Ocean and Canada before entering the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The revised route measures 8,000 km as compared to the\nprevious route of 12,000 km and will take 15.5 to 16 hours to complete,\ndepending on weather and wind conditions. Fuel savings are expected to be in\nthe region of 2,000-7,000 kg range on these routes with the resultant decrease\nin carbon emissions of 6,000 -21,000 kg, per flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft\nthat will have 4 pilots and 12 cabin crew members on board who underwent\nspecial training for emergency situations. Many aircraft on polar routes fly on\nlower altitudes than usual to prevent fuel from reaching freezing point\n(-45\u00b0C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement from the airline said, \u201cThe route brings up\nchallenges such as area of Magnetic Unreliability, limited choice for diversion\nto alternate airports, solar radiation, passenger and aircraft retrieval and\nrequire active mitigation to ensure equivalent levels of safety. Sufficient\ndocumentation exists to provide clear guidelines for this purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Air India<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bag information:<\/strong>\nIn economy, within India, 25kg free. To other destinations, 20kg free,\nadditional allowance depending on route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parent organization:<\/strong>\nAir India Limited<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CEO:<\/strong> Pradeep\nSingh Kharola <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> New\nDelhi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is North Pole?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or\nTerrestrial North Pole, is defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere\nwhere the Earth&#8217;s axis of rotation meets its surface. The North Pole is the\nnorthernmost point on the Earth, lying diametrically opposite the South Pole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Pole is a mass of ice with no land at all, unlike\nits southern brother.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National carrier Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco to fly over North Pole to reduce flight times and fuel costs. The flight is set to use the polar route from August 15 onwards. 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