Air India announces 15 pc cut in widebody international flights

Wreckage of the Air India airplane in Ahmedabad
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SIDDHARAJ SOLANKI

Air India has introduced a 15 per lower in its wide-body worldwide flights for the following few weeks because it appears to stabilise its operations.

The choice comes following delays and disruption attributable to airspace closures and enhanced upkeep checks ordered by the Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Air India engineers and pilots are additionally taking further warning following final week’s deadly air crash leading to 83 flights cancellations in previous six days..

“Given the compounding circumstances that Air India is dealing with, to make sure stability of our operations, higher effectivity and to minimise inconvenience to passengers, Air India has determined to scale back its worldwide providers on widebody plane by 15% for the following few weeks. The cuts will probably be carried out between now and 20 June and can proceed thereafter till a minimum of mid-July. This successfully provides to our reserve plane availability to deal with any unplanned disruptions, “ Air India mentioned in assertion on Wednesday.

After the crash in Ahmedabad, DGCA mandated inspection of airline’s 33 Boeing 787 plane. “Out of complete 33 plane, inspections have now been accomplished on 26 and these have been cleared for service, whereas inspection of the rest will probably be full within the coming days,” the airline mentioned..

As a matter of added precaution, Air India may even undertake enhanced security checks on its Boeing 777 fleet, it added.

Revealed on June 18, 2025