Admin I Friday, June 20, 2025
INDIA – Air India has announced a temporary reduction in flight services operated by Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft.
The decision to reduce flights to certain destinations according to Air India will be effective from 21, June and last till July 15, 2025.
“The reductions arise from the decision to voluntarily undertake enhanced pre-flight safety checks, as well as accommodate additional flight durations arising from airspace closures in the Middle East”, the airline said.
The objective, the airline said is to restore schedule stability and minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers.
Air India apologised to the passengers affected by these curtailments, but that it is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer re-accommodation on alternative flights, complimentary rescheduling or full refunds as per their preference.
Details of the flights affected are as follows:
1. Routes suspended until 15 July 2025:
– Delhi-Nairobi (AI961/962) – 4x weekly flights*
– Amritsar-London (Gatwick) (AI169/170) – 3x weekly flights
– Goa (Mopa)-London (Gatwick) (AI145/146) – 3x weekly flights
2. Routes with reduced frequency until 15 July 2025:
North America
– Delhi-Toronto: Reduced from 13x weekly to 7x weekly
– Delhi-Vancouver: Reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly
– Delhi-San Francisco: Reduced from 10x weekly to 7x weekly
– Delhi-Chicago: Reduced from 7x weekly to 3x weekly
– Delhi-Washington (Dulles): Reduced from 5x weekly to 3x weekly
Europe
– Delhi-London (Heathrow): Reduced from 24x weekly to 22x weekly
– Bengaluru-London (Heathrow): Reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly
– Amritsar-Birmingham and Delhi-Birmingham: Reduced from 3x weekly to 2x weekly
– Delhi-Paris: Reduced from 14x weekly to 12x weekly
– Delhi-Milan: Reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
– Delhi-Copenhagen: Reduced from 5x weekly to 3x weekly
– Delhi-Vienna: Reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
– Delhi-Amsterdam: Reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly
Australia
– Delhi-Melbourne and Delhi-Sydney: Reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly
Far East
– Delhi-Tokyo (Haneda): Reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly
– Delhi-Seoul (Incheon): Reduced from 5x weekly to 4x weekly**
*Suspended until 30 June.
**To operate 3x weekly from 21 June to 5 July, and 4x weekly from 6 July to 15 July.
