More flight cuts loom at Air India amid cost pressures

After implementing a 10–12% reduction in international flights in April and May, Air India is preparing for further cuts in June and July amid soaring fuel prices and longer flight paths that have driven up operating costs and impacted profitability. 

 “The airspace and jet-fuel price situation remain extremely challenging, leaving us no choice but to further trim schedules for June and July,” Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson told employees in an internal communication. 

This he said was on top of existing cuts enforced for April and May as many international flights had “become unprofitable to operate”.