Air India is restructuring its international network as it begins retrofitting its legacy Boeing 787 fleet this summer.
The airline said today that it will suspend its Mumbai—Melbourne and Kochi—London flights from March 30.
Frequency is being increased on routes from Delhi to London, Zurich, Vienna, Seoul, Hong Kong and Nairobi. Flights from Amritsar and Ahmedabad are also being added to London Gatwick Airport.
“The modernisation of the airline’s narrow-body aircraft is progressing well and will complete in mid-2025. The first of the legacy widebodies, a Boeing 787, will commence retrofit of new seats and entertainment systems in April and re-enter service in October. Thereafter, two-to-three B787s will be inducted per month until all 27 legacy aircraft have been upgraded,” Air India said in a statement.
Air India said it will withdraw flights on two routes as the retrofit will temporarily reduce its fleet.
“Retrofit of the legacy Boeing 777 fleet with new seats and entertainment systems, originally due to commence in 2025, will now commence in early 2026 due to production constraints at the selected seat supplier. In the meantime, Air India is taking the opportunity to refresh as many other elements of the B777 interiors as feasible during 2025, ahead of the full retrofit program,” it added.