Air India is executing a sweeping reduction in its international flight capacity. Driven by escalating global crude prices and widening Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) cracks, the carrier has initiated severe frequency cuts across its global network, with North American and European routes bearing the brunt of the pullback.
According to exclusive data from the Official Airline Guide (OAG), a leading aviation industry data provider, Air India's international capacity plummeted by 22% year-on-year in April. The airline operated just 1,987 flights, compared to 2,549 in the same period last year. The downward trajectory is persisting through the current quarter. May capacity is down approximately 20% year-on-year (2,072 flights versus 2,588), and the airline is planning an additional 7% capacity reduction for June.
Air India has yet to respond to multiple requests for comment regarding the operational scale-back.
The most aggressive capacity rationalization is occurring on ultra-long-haul routes to the United States and Canada. Operations connecting Delhi and Mumbai to the US East Coast, specifically Newark and New York, have been heavily scaled down. Routes that previously maintained double-digit weekly frequencies are now operating on significantly reduced schedules.
06/05/2026 Daanish Anand/NDTV Profit
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