Air India to resume some flights after deadly crash
The airline grounded several services following the tragic incident on 12 June, when flight AI171 – a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London – went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat, western India.
In a statement issued Tuesday (15 July), Air India said a 'safety pause' had been implemented to allow precautionary inspections on its Dreamliner fleet and to manage disruptions caused by airspace closures over the Middle East. The airline has now announced a 'partial restoration' of international services.
However, not all services are back just yet. Flights between Amritsar and Goa to Gatwick remain suspended until at least 30 September. Routes from Bengaluru and Pune to Singapore are also off the cards until further notice. Routes to Birmingham, Sydney, New York, Copenhagen and Chicago are still operating with fewer flights or adjusted schedules.
Air India apologised to customers caught in the disruption and said it is 'proactively contacting' affected passengers to offer rebooking options or full refunds. Despite the tragedy and ongoing challenges, the airline will be operating over 525 international flights a week across 63 routes by August.
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