Air India Trims Wings: 19 Narrowbody Routes Temporarily Suspended

On 22 June, Air India declared that it will temporarily cease operations on three routes and cut back on 118 weekly flights using narrow-body aircraft across 19 routes.
The move comes shortly after the airline, which is owned by the Tata Group, announced that it will temporarily reduce the number of international flights using wide-body aircraft by 15%.
The airline said in an official announcement that it was temporarily reducing its overall narrow-body network by less than 5%. According to the announcement, Air India's services would be temporarily suspended on three flights, and their frequency will be reduced on 19 routes as a result of this voluntary decision. The modifications will take effect at least until July 15, 2025.
Restructured Flight Operations
Until at least mid-July, seven weekly flights on the Bengaluru-Singapore, Pune-Singapore, and Mumbai-Bagdogra (AI551/552) routes will not operate. As part of the operational changes, flight frequencies on a number of important domestic routes, like Delhi-Bengaluru and Delhi-Mumbai, would also be decreased.
The interim cuts, according to Air India, are meant to "minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers" and strengthen network-wide operational stability.
Citing ongoing safety inspections and operational difficulties following last week's catastrophic disaster involving one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Air India stated on June 18 that it would cut foreign operations on its wide-body aircraft by 15% over the next few weeks.
The crash of flight AI171, which claimed 241 lives and was the deadliest aviation accident in ten years, is still being investigated by authorities.
Enhanced Safety Check on Boeing 777 Fleet
In a statement released on June 18, AI stated that the 15% reduction essentially increases the number of reserve planes available to handle unforeseen interruptions and will help it guarantee operational stability, improve efficiency, and limit passenger discomfort.
The airline has said that it will conduct more thorough safety inspections on its fleet of Boeing 777s. Even if the capacity reduction occurs during the busiest travel season, the airline will at least be able to notify customers in advance that their flights would be cancelled and use AI to assist them in finding other arrangements.
According to AI's statement, the investigative authorities are still working to determine what caused the (AI 171) accident. The DGCA had ordered AI's fleet of B787-8/9 aircraft to undergo "enhanced safety inspections".
Inspections on 26 of the 33 B787s have already been finished and are approved for service; the remaining B787s will undergo inspection in the next several days. The fact that 26 aircraft have received clearance demonstrates our commitment to safety protocols.
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