Air India restores some international flights after June accident. Check details

Air India said on Tuesday it would partially restore its international flight schedule that was scaled back following the accident involving flight AI171 on June 12.

As part of the restoration, Air India will resume its thrice-weekly service between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from August 1 to September 30, replacing the currently operating five-times-a-week flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick.

The Tata-owned airline had reduced flights to Europe and North America by 15% till mid-July to increase contingency aircraft to cater for cancellations.

Most of the cancelled flights were operated by Boeing 787 aircraft and were grounded due to enhanced inspections mandated by the DGCA. The disruption was further compounded by the closure of Iranian airspace, forcing longer flight diversions. Additionally, night curfews at European airports and pilots exceeding their permitted duty hours caused delays on the return legs.

“Given the compounding circumstances that Air India is facing, to ensure stability of our operations, better efficiency and to minimise inconvenience to passengers, Air India has decided to reduce its international services on wide body aircraft by 15% for the next few weeks,” the airline had said in June.

Air India has a fleet of 33 787 aircraft, the oldest of which was acquired in 2012. The plane that went down in Ahmedabad killing 241 on board and 30 on the ground, entered service in 2014.

Here is the updated schedule of Air India flights:

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

Routes with reduced frequency until September 30
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

Temporarily suspended routes until September 30
• 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