Delta Air Lines announced on Thursday that it would begin nonstop flights to Mumbai, India, in 2019, a result of an agreement between the Trump administration and the United Arab Emirates to address a feud between U.S. and Persian Gulf airlines.

Airlines have alleged that two state-owned carriers — Emirates airline and Etihad Airways — received billions of dollars in private subsidies from the Emirati government, creating an unfair competitive marketplace.

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