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Via Airfare Spot you can fly Los Angeles – Delhi for March and April outbound departures from $472 roundtrip.
This fare has a $200 change fee, and is bookable with airfare metasearch site Momondo but it’s broadly available for just a few dollars more:
How low is this? It’s a $65 base fare in each direction between the US West Coast and India via Asia.
Meanwhile bia Fly4Free, using Momondo, Washington Dulles – Mumbai should be available for January – April travel from $593.
Taj Palace Mumbai
Gandhi’s home in Mumbai
However the lowest price I’m seeing for this is $611:
I’m seeing New York roundtrips for $659.
Travel is on Etihad, and out of New York you can fly on the Airbus A380.
Etihad Airbus A380
From the Washington Post:
“Air China has blunt advice for tourists visiting the British capital.
It is generally a safe city, the Chinese state airline’s in-flight magazine tells its readers — “but precautions are needed entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people.”
The comments have already caused what London’s Evening Standard newspaper described as a “racism storm.”
The article has photos.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/07/stay-away-from-indian-pakistani-black-neighborhoods-air-chinas-shocking-advice-for-london-visitors/
What fare class? Great deal but incomplete article.
One thing you can count on, is that China doesn’t care about your racism sensitivity.
Ugh 18 hours from New York to India. What type of redemptions options do we have with Etihad?