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Three U.S. flights from Delhi affected by Air India cuts
These reductions will take effect from June 21 and continue until at least July 15.
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Malvika Choudhary - Thu, 19, Jun 2025
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Three major U.S.-bound flights from Delhi are among those affected as Air India rolls out a temporary reduction in its long-haul international operations from June 21.
The airline confirmed that flights between Delhi and San Francisco will be reduced from ten to seven per week, Delhi–Chicago from seven to three, and Delhi–Washington Dulles from five to three.
Also Read: Air India reduces international widebody aircraft operations by 15%
“To maintain operational resilience and reduce the risk of last-minute disruptions, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily reduce widebody international flying by 15 percent,” the airline said in a June 18 statement. “This effectively adds to our reserve aircraft availability to take care of any unplanned disruptions.”
#ImportantUpdate
— Air India (@airindia) June 19, 2025
Further to the press statement released yesterday, 18 June 2025, which announced a temporary reduction in services operated by Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft, we wish to provide details on the flights affected.
These reductions will be effective from 21 June 2025,…
As part of the revised schedule released on June 19, Air India detailed several other international reductions.
The Canada routes affected are —Delhi–Toronto has been reduced from 13 to seven weekly flights, and Delhi–Vancouver from seven to five.
In Europe, services on routes such as Delhi–London (Heathrow), Delhi–Paris, Delhi–Milan, and Delhi–Amsterdam have been scaled back.
Suspensions include the Delhi–Nairobi, Amritsar–London (Gatwick), and Goa (Mopa)–London (Gatwick) routes. Reductions also affect flights to Australia, Japan, and South Korea.
The airline is contacting affected passengers to offer alternate flight options, complimentary rescheduling, or full refunds. The updated schedule is being progressively made available on the airline’s website, mobile app, and contact centre.
The decision comes in the wake of the June 12 crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Ahmedabad, which resulted in 241 fatalities. The airline has cited the need for enhanced pre-flight safety checks and adjustments to accommodate longer flight durations due to airspace closures in the Middle East. It has reported 83 international flight cancellations in the past week, also attributing disruptions to engineering caution and limited crew availability.
Following the AI171 crash, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered enhanced safety inspections of Air India’s 33 Boeing 787s. As of June 19, only 26 Dreamliners have cleared checks and returned to service. Precautionary inspections are also underway for the Boeing 777 fleet.
An investigation into the Ahmedabad crash is ongoing, led by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau with oversight from the DGCA and support from U.S. agencies including the FAA and NTSB, as well as Boeing and GE Aerospace.
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