New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Air India on Wednesday inaugurated India's first non-stop flight to the Philippines, the company said in a press release.

The inaugural flight to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, departed from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport per schedule today.

H.E. Josel F. Ignacio, Ambassador of the Philippines to India, and Maria Cynthia P. Pelayo, Minister and Consul General, Embassy of the Philippines in India, joined P. Balaji, Group Head - Government, Risk, Compliance & Corporate Affairs, Air India, and other senior officials from the Embassy and Air India at Delhi airport for the inauguration of Air India's new services to Manila.

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