Air India to add 174 weekly flights during Winter Schedule
Tata Group promoted Air India will operate 174 additional weekly flights across domestic and short-haul international routes the winter schedule.
The expansion said the airline is aimed at meeting growing travel demand during the winter schedule starting October 26, 2025.
Besides, the move is aimed at enhancing connectivity between major Indian cities and popular destinations in Southeast Asia.
Internationally, the airline is ramping up operations on high-traffic routes.
The airline pointed out that flights between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur will increase from seven to ten times per week starting November 15, while services between Delhi and Denpasar (Bali) will also rise to ten weekly flights, effective December 1.
On the domestic sector, Air India is targeting important seasonal and regional routes.
The airline will introduce new direct services from Delhi to Jaipur and Jaisalmer, operating three and two times daily, respectively.
Additionally, frequencies on routes connecting Delhi and Mumbai to Udaipur, Jaipur, and Jodhpur are will be increased to accommodate higher passenger demand during the winter tourism season.
Furthermore, the airline is strengthening its network in Central India.
Notably, routes from Delhi to Indore and Bhopal, as well as from Mumbai to Indore, will see additional daily flights.
In addition, Gujarat-bound services such as Mumbai to Bhuj and Delhi to Rajkot are being expanded to twice daily.
Apart from these additions, other high-density routes will witness more frequencies.
Consequently, Delhi will have more flights to Varanasi, Raipur, Guwahati, Port Blair, Aurangabad, and Nagpur, while Mumbai will see increases on routes to Dehradun, Patna, and Amritsar.
According to Air India, this network expansion comes as its fleet retrofit programme nears completion.
The programme was launched in September 2024, in which of the 27 legacy Airbus A320neo aircraft targeted for cabin upgrades, 26 have already been retrofitted with completely redesigned interiors.
As per the airline, these aircraft now feature a three-class configuration, including ‘Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class’.
Currently, Air India operates a fleet of over 100 A320 Family aircraft with modern cabins across more than 80 domestic and short-haul international routes.
The airline stated that this investment in both network and product reflects its ongoing transformation agenda aimed at repositioning Air India as a world-class carrier.
Published on October 15, 2025
