For anyone near the east coast..the nyc-del/bom nonstops are great..I definitely prefer taking the nonstops over a stop in europe..can get a full 8 hours of sleep..don't have to deal with the hassle of reclearing security etc, arrive in del/bom relatively early instead of the middle of the night..and now with T3 in delhi..transfers there are pleasant...but i agree, sometimes a direct flight to the secondary metros is useful...but still sucks arriving in the middle of the night into those cities....the continental flights have been full most of the times i've taken it recently...would love to see 9W as an alternative option to go nonstop.