Air India to chop 15% of widebody operated worldwide flights

Passengers will be capable of reschedule at no further value, or search full refund, Air India mentioned. File image for illustration.
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Air India might be reducing down worldwide flights on widebody plane that largely join lengthy haul and extremely lengthy haul locations by 15%, the airline mentioned late on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) night.

The choice was taken to mitigate the impression of the compounding circumstances ensuing from DGCA-ordered enhanced surveillance for Boeing 787 plane, geopolitical tensions in West Asua, night time curfew within the airspaces of many international locations in Europe and East Asia, and “the mandatory cautious method being taken by the engineering employees and Air India pilots”.

“The transfer will guarantee stability of our operations, higher effectivity and minimise inconvenience to passengers,” Air India mentioned in a press release. A big chunk of widebody plane are utilised for flights to the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, and in some circumstances shorter worldwide routes as properly.

The cuts might be carried out between now and June 20 and can proceed thereafter till not less than mid-July. The transfer will even assist the airline to have reserve plane availability to care for any unplanned disruptions.

The airline has seen 83 flight cancellations on its Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 plane for the reason that crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, which was the primary time {that a} Boeing 787 Dreamliner was concerned in an accident any the place on the planet.

The airline provided its apology to passengers for the inconvenience. Passengers will be capable of reschedule at no further value, or search full refund.

On high of the surveillance order by the DGCA for Boeing 787s, the place 26 of the 33 plane to date have been inspected, the airline has additionally determined to undertake enhanced security checks on its Boeing 777 fleet.