In response to sustained high demand for reliable travel options amid the ongoing situation in West Asia, Air India today announced it will deploy additional capacity to five key gateways in Europe as well as to New York (JFK)1 over the next few days, supported by additional services to the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Between 10 and 18 March 2026, Air India will operate 78 additional flights on the following routes, thus boosting much-needed capacity when travel options for passengers remain constrained:
1. Delhi-New York (JFK)1
2. Delhi-London (Heathrow)
3. Mumbai-London (Heathrow)
4. Delhi-Frankfurt
5. Delhi-Paris (CDG)
6. Delhi-Amsterdam
7. Delhi-Zurich
8. Delhi-Malé
9. Delhi-Colombo
Together, these flights add 17,660 seats on nine routes in both directions. The additional flights on the European routes will operate with B787-8 and those to Malé and Colombo will be operated with A320neo aircraft. The flights to New York (JFK) are subject to the requisite regulatory approvals and would operate with Air India’s B777-300ER aircraft.
Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India, said: “Despite the odds, Air India continues to maintain its scheduled services to Europe and North America, sustaining connectivity to several international gateways using alternative routings that are assessed as safe for operations. We are confident that passengers in need to travel to destinations in these regions will appreciate the additional options and reliability with Air India.”
SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS (10-18 March 2026) | ||||
FLIGHT # | SECTOR | DEPARTURE | ARRIVAL | DAYS OF OPERATION |
AI165 | Delhi-London (LHR) | 1225 Hrs | 1800 Hrs | 11, 13, 15, 18 Mar |
AI166 | London (LHR)-Delhi | 1930 Hrs | 1020 Hrs+1 | 11, 13, 15, 18 Mar |
AI4131 | Mumbai-London (LHR) | 0125 Hrs | 0640 Hrs | 12, 14 Mar |
AI4130 | London (LHR)-Mumbai | 0810 Hrs | 2255 Hrs | 12, 14 Mar |
AI121 | Delhi-Frankfurt | 1230 Hrs | 1750 Hrs | Daily from 10-18 Mar (except 14 Mar) |
AI120 | Frankfurt-Delhi | 1920 Hrs | 0850 Hrs+1 | Daily from 10-18 Mar (except 14 Mar) |
AI4155 | Delhi-Amsterdam | 1230 Hrs | 1800 Hrs | 12, 14, 16 Mar |
AI4156 | Amsterdam-Delhi | 1935 Hrs | 0900 Hrs+1 | 12, 14, 16 Mar |
AI177 | Delhi-Paris (CDG) | 1430 Hrs | 2040 Hrs | 15 Mar |
AI178 | Paris (CDG)-Delhi | 2215 Hrs | 1200 Hrs+1 | 15 Mar |
AI151 | Delhi-Zurich | 1335 Hrs | 1900 Hrs | 10, 17 Mar |
AI152 | Zurich-Delhi | 2035 Hrs | 1000 Hrs+1 | 10, 17 Mar |
AI4101 | Delhi-New York (JFK)1 | 0535 Hrs | 1705 Hrs | 12, 14, 17 Mar |
AI4102 | New York (JFK)-Delhi1 | 2005 Hrs | 2030 Hrs+1 | 12, 14, 17 Mar
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AI3201 | Delhi-Maldives | 0200 Hrs | 0545 Hrs | Daily from 10-18 Mar |
AI3202 | Maldives-Delhi | 0645 Hrs | 1130 Hrs | Daily from 10-18 Mar |
AI3203 | Delhi-Colombo | 0015 Hrs | 0400 Hrs | Daily from 10-17 Mar (except 11 Mar) |
AI3204 | Colombo-Delhi | 0500 Hrs | 0845 Hrs | Daily from 10-17 Mar(except 11 Mar) |
1The additional flights to New York are subject to the requisite regulatory approvals.
The additional flights are being progressively opened for bookings through all channels, including
Air India's official website (www.airindia.com), mobile app, and through travel agents.
