Air India will cut 38 international flights a week; Amritsar-London among 3 suspended routes

Air India will cut 38 international flights a week and suspend services on three overseas routes between June 21 and July 15.

The airline said the objective of reducing flights on 18 international routes was restoration of schedule stability and minimisation of last-minute inconvenience to passengers.

The announcement comes a day after the carrier said it would temporarily reduce flights operated with wide-body planes by 15 per cent.

In a statement AI said, "The reductions will be effective from June 21, 2025, and last until at least July 15. Services will be suspended on Delhi-Nairobi, Amritsar-London (Gatwick) and Goa (Mopa)-London (Gatwick) till July 15.”

At present, Delhi-Nairobi route has four flights per week, Amritsar-London (Gatwick) and Goa (Mopa)-London (Gatwick) routes have three flights a week each.

Flights will also be reduced on 18 international routes connecting cities in North America, Europe, Australia and the Far East. North America routes which will see reduced frequencies are Delhi-Toronto, Delhi-Vancouver, Delhi-San Francisco, Delhi-Chicago and Delhi-Washington. AI attributed these reductions to 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.