Overview
- Air India, which disclosed the changes on Wednesday, will suspend Delhi–Chicago and Mumbai–New York and cut frequencies to San Francisco, Toronto, Paris and Singapore from June to August.
- Soaring fuel costs and longer reroutes have squeezed route economics, with airlines citing jet fuel prices that have roughly doubled since the West Asia conflict and detours around restricted airspace.
- UK cancellations have risen to 296 May departures as of Tuesday, though schedules for June to August show only small week‑on‑week trims.
- Globally about 13,000 flights for May have been cut, with Lufthansa removing 20,000 short‑haul services through October and Turkish Airlines cancelling more than 3,000 flights.
- Prices are volatile for travelers, with Financial Times analysis showing double‑digit fare drops on several Mediterranean routes, including a 44% fall on Milan–Madrid.