Press Release

Air India network updates

Jun 22, 2025
DOMESTIC
INTERNATIONAL

June 22, 1800 hours:

Update - Following previous announcements of temporary reductions in Air India’s widebody international services, the airline today announced temporary cuts of less than 5% to its overall narrowbody network.

This voluntary decision leads to the temporary suspension of Air India’s services on three routes and reduction of frequency on 19 routes. The changes are effective until at least 15 July 2025.

These reductions are aimed at strengthening Air India’s network-wide operational stability and minimizing last-minute inconvenience to passengers.

Despite these temporary reductions, Air India will continue to operate close to 600 daily flights with its narrowbody aircraft on 120 domestic and short-haul international routes.

1.     Routes suspended until 15 July 2025:

  • Bengaluru-Singapore (AI2392/2393) – 7x weekly flights
  • Pune-Singapore (AI2111/2110) – 7x weekly flights
  • Mumbai-Bagdogra (AI551/552) – 7x weekly flights

2.     Routes with reduced frequency until 15 July 2025:

  • Bengaluru-Chandigarh: Reduced from 14x weekly to 7x weekly
  • Delhi-Bengaluru: Reduced from 116x weekly to 113x weekly
  • Delhi-Mumbai: Reduced from 176x weekly to 165x weekly
  • Delhi-Kolkata: Reduced from 70x weekly to 63x weekly
  • Delhi-Coimbatore: Reduced from 13x weekly to 12x weekly
  • Delhi-Goa (Dabolim): Reduced from 14x weekly to 7x weekly
  • Delhi-Goa (Mopa): Reduced from 14x weekly to 7x weekly
  • Delhi-Hyderabad: Reduced from 84x weekly to 76x weekly
  • Delhi-Indore: Reduced from 21x weekly to 14x weekly
  • Delhi-Lucknow: Reduced from 28x weekly to 21x weekly
  • Delhi-Pune: Reduced from 59x weekly to 54x weekly
  • Mumbai-Ahmedabad: Reduced from 41x weekly to 37x weekly
  • Mumbai-Bengaluru: Reduced from 91x weekly to 84x weekly
  • Mumbai-Kolkata: Reduced from 42x weekly to 30x weekly
  • Mumbai-Coimbatore: Reduced from 21x weekly to 16x weekly
  • Mumbai-Kochi: Reduced from 40x weekly to 34x weekly
  • Mumbai-Goa (Dabolim): Reduced from 34x weekly to 29x weekly
  • Mumbai-Hyderabad: Reduced from 63x weekly to 59x weekly
  • Mumbai-Varanasi: Reduced from 12x weekly to 7x weekly

Air India apologises to the passengers affected by these curtailments and is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer re-accommodation on alternative flights, complimentary rescheduling or full refunds as per their preferences.

The revised schedule is being progressively made available on our website, airindia.com, mobile app and through our contact centre. We remain committed to restoring our full schedule as soon as practicable, while at all times prioritising the safety of our passengers, crew and aircraft. 

June 19, 2040 hours:

Update - Further to the press statement released yesterday, 18 June 2025, which announced a temporary reduction in services operated by Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft, we wish to provide detail on the flights affected.

These reductions will be effective from 21 June 2025, and last until at least 15 July 2025.

The reductions arise from the decision to voluntary undertake enhanced pre-flight safety checks, as well as accommodate additional flight durations arising from airspace closures in the Middle East. The objective is to restore schedule stability and minimizing last-minute inconvenience to passengers.

Detail of the flights affected are as follows - 

1.     Routes suspended until 15 July 2025:

  • Delhi-Nairobi¹ (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 weekly²

¹Suspended until 30 June. ²To operate 3x weekly from 21 June to 5 July, and 4x weekly from 6 July to 15 July.

Air India apologises to the passengers affected by these curtailments, and is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer re-accommodation on alternative flights, complimentary rescheduling or full refunds as per their preference.

The revised schedule is being progressively made available on our website, airindia.com, mobile app and through our contact centre. We remain committed to restoring our full schedule as soon as practicable, while at all times prioritising the safety of our passengers, crew and aircraft.

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