Why A Rumored United Airlines’ Ultra-Long-Haul Flight Could Become Among The Most Profitable Routes In Aviation

For some time now, industry rumors suggest United Airlines is about to launch new ultra-long-haul services between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and India specifically, Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and Bengaluru Airport (BLR). These incredibly long routes would cover a distance of 7,706 miles (12,401 km) and 8,701 miles (14,003 km), respectively. For comparison, Qantas’ notoriously long flight between Perth (PER) and London Heathrow (LHR) is only 300 miles (483 km) longer than the latter.