Air India has announced a partial restoration of international operations beginning August 1, 2025, after a “Safety Pause” was implemented following the AI171 accident on June 12. Full resumption of services is planned by October 1, 2025, with key updates as follows:
New Route (Aug 1 – Sep 30)
Ahmedabad–London Heathrow: 3x weekly (replaces 5x weekly to London Gatwick)
Restored Routes & Increased Frequencies
Europe
- Delhi–London Heathrow: Back to full 24x weekly from July 16
- Delhi–Zurich: Increased to 5x weekly from August 1
Far East
- Delhi–Tokyo Haneda: Fully restored to 7x weekly from August 1
- Delhi–Seoul Incheon: Fully restored to 5x weekly from September 1
Africa
Delhi–Nairobi: Operating 3x weekly until August 31, suspended for September
? Routes with Continued Reductions (Until Sep 30)
Europe
- Bengaluru–London Heathrow: Reduced to 4x weekly from August 1
- Amritsar–Birmingham: Back to 3x weekly from September 1
- Delhi–Birmingham/Paris/Milan/Copenhagen/Vienna/Amsterdam: Remain reduced, with Amsterdam returning to 7x weekly from August 1
North America
- Significant reductions continue on Delhi and Mumbai routes to JFK, Newark, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.
- Slight increase on Delhi–Chicago to 4x weekly in August
Australia
Delhi–Melbourne/Sydney: Remain reduced to 5x weekly
Temporarily Suspended Routes (Until Sep 30)
- Amritsar–London Gatwick
- Goa–London Gatwick
- Bengaluru–Singapore
- Pune–Singapore
Air India will operate over 525 international flights weekly across 63 routes during the partial restoration. Affected passengers are being contacted for rebooking or full refunds.
Note: Schedule changes due to ongoing aircraft checks and regional airspace closures.