Air India has announced an expansion of flight frequencies on key international routes as part of its Northern Summer schedule, effective from March 30, 2025, aimed at enhancing connectivity and offering more travel options for passengers.
Increased flights to the UK
Delhi-London Heathrow: Three additional weekly flights, increasing from 21x to 24x weekly, operated by a mix of Air India’s A350-900 and upgraded B787-9 aircraft.
Amritsar-Birmingham: Increased from 3x to 4x weekly flights.
Amritsar-London Gatwick: Increased from 3x to 4x weekly flights.
Ahmedabad-London Gatwick: Increased from 3x to 5x weekly flights.
Enhanced connectivity in Europe
Delhi-Zurich: Increased from 4x to 5x weekly flights.
Delhi-Vienna: Increased from 3x to 4x weekly flights.
Expanded services in far East Asia
Delhi-Seoul (Incheon): Increased from 4x to 5x weekly flights.
Delhi-Hong Kong: Upgraded from A321 to B787 Dreamliner, maintaining 7x weekly flights.
Additional flights to Africa
Delhi-Nairobi: Increased from 3x to 4x weekly flights.
Fleet modernisation
Air India’s narrowbody aircraft modernisation is progressing well and will be completed by mid-2025. Meanwhile, the airline’s legacy Boeing 787 fleet will undergo a retrofit of new seats and entertainment systems, beginning in April 2025, with upgraded aircraft returning to service in October 2025. Two to three B787s will be inducted per month until all 27 legacy aircraft are upgraded.
The retrofit of Air India’s Boeing 777 fleet, originally scheduled for 2025, has been delayed to early 2026 due to production constraints. However, interim interior refurbishments will take place in 2025 to enhance the passenger experience.
Temporary service suspensions
Meanwhile, due to the retrofit programme and a temporary reduction in operational fleet capacity, Air India has decided to suspend operation in the following routes:
Mumbai-Melbourne: Suspended from March 30 to September 13, 2025.
Kochi-London Gatwick: Suspended from March 30, 2025, until further notice.
Despite these suspensions, Air India will maintain 12x weekly flights to London Gatwick from Amritsar, Ahmedabad, and Goa.