After the AI171 flight incident on June 12, 2025, Air India had put a temporary hold on several international flights under a “Safety Pause.”
Now, the airline has started restoring these services. Some flights will restart from August 1, and the full schedule is expected to return to normal by October 1.
This pause was used to perform extra safety checks on Boeing 787 aircraft and to adjust schedules due to extended flight durations caused by airspace closures in Pakistan and the Middle East.
Ahmedabad to London Service
Starting August 1 to September 30, Air India will operate three flights per week between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow. Earlier, flights to London Gatwick operated five times a week.
Flights Resumed or Increased
Delhi–London (Heathrow): Two flights resumed, total now 24 flights weekly from July 16.
Delhi–Zurich: Increases from 4 to 5 flights weekly from August 1.
Delhi–Tokyo and Delhi–Seoul: Services will resume in August and September.
Flight Reductions on Some Routes
Bengaluru–London: Reduced from 7 to 4 flights weekly.
Amritsar–Birmingham: Reduced to 2 flights weekly until August 31, returns to 3 from September 1.
Delhi–Birmingham: Cut from 3 to 2 flights weekly.
Delhi–Paris: Reduced from 12 to 7 flights weekly from August 1.
Delhi–Milan: Cut from 4 to 3 flights starting July 16.
Delhi–Copenhagen: Reduced from 5 to 3 flights weekly.
Delhi–Vienna: Continues at 3 flights, down from 4.
Delhi–Amsterdam: Temporarily at 5 flights, returns to 7 from August 1.
North America Routes Impacted
Delhi–Washington: Continues with 3 flights, down from 5.
Delhi–Chicago: From 3 to 4 flights in August.
Delhi–San Francisco: Reduced from 10 to 7 flights weekly.
Delhi–Toronto: Reduced from 13 to 7 flights weekly.
Delhi–Vancouver: Cut from 7 to 4 flights.
Delhi–New York (JFK): Reduced to 6 flights from July 16 (was 7).
Mumbai–New York (JFK): Cut to 6 flights from August 1 (was 7).
Delhi–New York (Newark): Reduced to 4 from July 16, down from 5.
Australia & Africa Routes
Delhi–Melbourne & Delhi–Sydney: Reduced from 7 to 5 flights weekly.
Delhi–Nairobi: Will run 3 flights weekly till August 31, then suspended from September 1 to 30.
Flights Suspended Until September 30
Amritsar–London (Gatwick): 3 weekly flights
Goa (Mopa)–London (Gatwick): 3 weekly flights
Bengaluru–Singapore: Daily service (7x weekly)
Pune–Singapore: 5 weekly flights
Air India stated that routes that cannot be restored between August 1 and September 30 will be removed from the schedule.
Affected passengers are being offered either alternative flights or a full refund. The airline has apologized for the inconvenience.
Despite the changes, Air India is still operating over 525 weekly flights across 63 international routes, including short-, long-, and ultra-long-haul services.
