Overview
- Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson told staff on Friday that the airline may gradually reverse some recent international and domestic schedule cuts if current airspace access and fuel prices hold.
- The carrier previously reduced about 27% of international capacity and roughly 22% of domestic services to manage longer routings and higher fuel costs caused by restricted West Asia airspace.
- Wilson said easing tensions have reopened more regional airspace and significantly moderated aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, improving operating economics by shortening routes and lowering fuel burn.
- The airline reported its best June on‑time performance with overall OTP at 86% and domestic OTP at 90%, and it expects around eight additional wide‑body aircraft this year including a Boeing 787‑9 arriving this weekend.
- Management stressed the improvement is conditional and warned there is no guarantee the conflict will not re‑escalate, so Air India is keeping contingency plans in place while passengers and schedules stand to benefit if the trend continues.