US EditionAir India to Progressively Restore International Flights Stopped After June 12 Crash
INDIA, JUL 15 – Air India resumes some international wide-body flights after a 15% cut due to safety checks following a June crash that killed 260 people, with full restoration by October.
- On July 15, Air India said it will begin partial international flight schedule restoration from August 1, after the June 12 Ahmedabad crash.
- Following the crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation mandated enhanced inspections of its Boeing 787 fleet, as the airline conducted its own voluntary safety checks.
- Route schedules indicate Delhi-Paris flights cut to seven weekly from 12, effective August 1.
- Despite schedule cuts, the airline operates over 525 international flights weekly across 63 routes, Air India said, 'proactively contacting affected passengers for rebooking or refunds.'
- Some services to London and Singapore remain suspended till September 30, Air India said, as full network restoration is planned from October 1, 2025.
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Air India to start restoring its international flight schedule from August 1; was curtailed in wake of AI 171 crash
The announcement comes a few days after the preliminary report into the AI 171 crash came out. The accident claimed 260 lives—241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on ground.
Air India has announced the resumption of operations of some temporarily suspended international flights. Air India has announced that some flights will resume from August 1 and all flights will be fully restored from October 1, 2025.
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