Air India cancels seven flights; cites 'maintenance and operational reasons'- check full list
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Air India on Friday announced that it has cancelled seven flights, including four international and three domestic routes, due to "enhanced maintenance and operational reasons.
" The cancellations come days after an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed.
Affected flights include services between Dubai, Chennai, Delhi, Melbourne, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.
According to the airline, international flights that have been cancelled include:
AI906 from Dubai to Chennai
AI308 from Delhi to Melbourne
AI309 from Melbourne to Delhi
AI2204 from Dubai to Hyderabad
On the domestic front, the following flights were called off:
AI874 from Pune to Delhi
AI456 from Ahmedabad to Delhi
AI571 from Chennai to Mumbai
In a statement, Air India said the move was due to "enhanced maintenance and operational reasons."
"Air India's international flights AI906 from Dubai to Chennai; AI308 from Delhi to Melbourne; AI309 from Melbourne to Delhi; AI2204 from Dubai to Hyderabad and domestic flights AI874 from Pune to Delhi; AI456 from Ahmedabad to Delhi; AI-2872 from Hyderabad to Mumbai and AI571 from Chennai to Mumbai have been cancelled due to enhanced maintenance and operational reasons," an spokesperson of Air India was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.
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Earlier, on Thursday, the airline said that it will reduce flights on various international routes per week and temporarily suspend operations on three routes from June 21 to July 15, 2025.
"Further to the press statement released yesterday, 18 June 2025, which announced a temporary reduction in services operated by Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft, we wish to provide details on the flights affected. These reductions will be effective from 21 June 2025, and last until at least 15 July 2025," the airline said in a post on X.
"The reductions arise from the decision to voluntarily undertake enhanced pre-flight safety checks, as well as accommodate additional flight durations arising from airspace closures in the Middle East. The objective is to restore schedule stability and minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers," it said.
On June 12, the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a hostel complex of BJ Medical College in the Meghani Nagar area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
The tragedy claimed 241 lives out of 242 onboard, including former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani.
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