Air India on Wednesday announced a reduction in its international flight operations and the temporary suspension of services on some overseas routes due to airspace restrictions and rising jet fuel prices.
The airline said the rationalisation of international services will remain in place from June to August. According to Air India, the changes are aimed at improving overall network stability and ensuring operational efficiency amid challenging conditions.
The carrier stated that ongoing airspace curbs in certain regions have increased flight durations and operational costs, while high aviation turbine fuel prices have added further pressure on international operations.
Air India said affected passengers will be informed in advance and offered suitable alternatives, including rescheduling options or refunds where applicable.
The airline added that the temporary adjustments are part of efforts to maintain schedule reliability and minimise last-minute disruptions across its international network.
The revised international flights are as follows:
North America
- Delhi-Chicago: Temporarily suspended
- Delhi-San Francisco: Reduced from 10 to 7 flights weekly till August
- Delhi-Toronto: Reduced from 10 to 5 flights weekly till July, to be increased to daily operation from August
- Delhi-Vancouver: Reduced from 7 to 5 weekly
- Mumbai-Newark service increases from 3 to 7 weekly flights, and Delhi-New York (JFK) remains a 7 flights per week, while Delhi-Newark and Mumbai-New York (JFK) services will be temporarily suspended
Europe
- Delhi-Paris: reduced from 14x weekly to 7x weekly
- Delhi-Copenhagen: reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
- Delhi-Milan: reduced from 5x weekly to 4x weekly
- Delhi-Vienna: reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
- Delhi-Zurich: reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
- Delhi-Rome: reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
Australia
- Delhi-Melbourne: reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
- Delhi-Sydney: reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
Far East, Southeast Asia and SAARC nations
- Delhi-Shanghai: temporarily suspended through August
- Delhi-Singapore: reduced from 24x weekly to 14x weekly
- Mumbai-Singapore: reduced from 14x weekly to 7x weekly
- Chennai-Singapore: temporarily suspended through August
- Delhi-Bangkok: reduced from 28x weekly to 21x weekly from July
- Mumbai-Bangkok: reduced from 13x weekly to 7x weekly from July
- Delhi-Kuala Lumpur: reduced from 10x weekly to 5x weekly
- Delhi-Ho Chi Minh City: reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly in July and August
- Delhi-Hanoi: reduced from 5x weekly to 4x weekly in July and August
- Delhi-Kathmandu: reduced from 42x weekly to 28x weekly in June, and further to 21x weekly in July and August
- Delhi-Dhaka: reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
- Mumbai-Dhaka: temporarily suspended through August
- Mumbai-Colombo: reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
- Delhi-Colombo: reduced from 14x weekly to 12x weekly
- Delhi-Male: temporarily suspended through August
