Air India Shares Latest International Operations Update

Air India has announced the partial restoration of international flight schedules following its “Safety Pause”.

Air India Announces Phased Restoration of International Flights Following Safety Pause

The Safety Pause was implemented after the accident involving flight AI171 on 12 June 2025. The pause allowed the airline to conduct additional precautionary inspections on its Boeing 787 fleet and adjust operations due to ongoing airspace restrictions over Pakistan and parts of the Middle East.

Schedule Restoration Timeline

Air India plans to restore select services beginning 1 August 2025, with full resumption of pre-pause schedules expected by 1 October 2025. Affected passengers are being contacted for rebooking or refunds.

The partial resumption will see restoration of some frequencies from 1^st August, relative to July, with full restoration planned from 1^st October 2025.

1.     NEW ROUTE:

• From 01 August to 30 September, Air India will operate 3x weekly flights between Ahmedabad and London (Heathrow), replacing currently operating 5x weekly flights between Ahmedabad and London (Gatwick)

2.     REINSTATEMENT OF FLIGHTS/INCREASED FREQUENCIES:

Europe

• Delhi-London (Heathrow): Reinstated two weekly flights previously curtailed, with all 24x weekly flights operating from 16 July onwards
• Delhi-Zurich: Increased from 4x weekly to 5x weekly, effective 01 August

Far-East

• Delhi-Tokyo (Haneda): Reinstated two weekly flights previously curtailed, with all 7x weekly flights operating from 01 August onwards
• Delhi-Seoul (Incheon): Reinstated two weekly flights previously curtailed, with all 5x weekly flights reinstated from 01 September onwards

3.     ROUTES WITH CONTINUED REDUCTIONS/CHANGED FREQUENCY UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER

Europe

• Bengaluru-London (Heathrow): Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly; will further reduce to 4x weekly, effective 01 August 2025
• Amritsar-Birmingham: Remains reduced from 3x weekly to 2x weekly until 31 August; to operate 3x weekly, effective 01 September
• Delhi-Birmingham: Remains reduced from 3x weekly to 2x weekly
• Delhi-Paris: Reduced from 12x weekly to 7x weekly, effective 01 August
• Delhi-Milan: Reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly, effective 16 July
• Delhi-Copenhagen: Remains reduced from 5x weekly to 3x weekly
• Delhi-Vienna: Remains reduced from 4x weekly to 3x weekly
• Delhi-Amsterdam: Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly; to resume 7x weekly, effective 01 August

North America

• Delhi-Washington (Dulles): Remains reduced from 5x weekly to 3x weekly
• Delhi-Chicago: Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 3x weekly (to operate 4x weekly in August)
• Delhi-San Francisco: Remains reduced from 10x weekly to 7x weekly
• Delhi-Toronto: Remains reduced from 13x weekly to 7x weekly
• Delhi-Vancouver: Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 4x weekly
• Delhi-New York (JFK): Reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly, effective 16 July
• Mumbai-New York (JFK): Reduced from 7x weekly to 6x weekly, effective 01 August
• Delhi-New York (Newark Liberty): Reduced from 5x weekly to 4x weekly, effective 16 July

Australia  

• Delhi-Melbourne: Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly
• Delhi-Sydney: Remains reduced from 7x weekly to 5x weekly

Africa

• Delhi-Nairobi: Reinstated services, operating 3x weekly until 31 August; to be suspended from 01-30 September

4.     CONTINUED TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ROUTES UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER

• Amritsar-London (Gatwick) (AI169/170): 3x weekly flights
• Goa (Mopa)-London (Gatwick) (AI145/146): 3x weekly flights
• Bengaluru-Singapore (AI2392/2393): 7x weekly flights
• Pune-Singapore (AI2111/2110): 5x weekly flights
  

Air India is working with impacted customers to provide alternative travel options or full refunds. The airline will operate over 525 weekly international flights across 63 routes during this interim schedule.