Air India to cancel around 60 flights on India-US routes in Nov-Dec due to non-availability of aircraft

Nonavailability of aircraft due to maintenance issues has forced Tata Groupowned Air India to cancel some 60 flights on the IndiaUS routes between November and December this year according to an airline sourceThe flights which have been cancelled during the peak travel period include services to San Francisco and Chicago among others the source saidAir India in a statement said it has cancelled a small number of flights between November and December on account of delayed return of some aircraft from heavy maintenance and supply chain constraints without naming the destinationsIt also said that affected customers have been informed and offered flights on other Air India group services operating on the same or adjacent daysAir India has cancelled some 60 flights to and from San Francisco Washington Chicago Newark and New York between November 15 and December 31 as it does not have adequate widebody aircraft to operate some of the flights to these destinations the sources told PTIAs part of this Air India has cancelled 14 flights on the DelhiChicago route 28 flights on the DelhiWashington route 12 flights between the DelhiSFO route four flights on the MumbaiNew York route as well as two flights on the DelhiNewark route the sources saidAir India is facing delays in getting aircraft from the MRO operator it is sending to for maintenance Then some of its widebody planes are also grounded due to technical issues This has resulted in the shortage of aircraft and consequently in flight cancellations they addedDue to the delayed return of some aircraft from heavy maintenance and supply chain constraints resulting in a temporary reduction in operating fleet Air India regrets that a small number of flights have been cancelled between now and endDecember an Air India spokesperson saidAffected customers have been informed and offered flights on other Air India group services operating on the same or adjacent days a free change to any other date or a full refund the spokesperson said adding Air India sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused by this constraint beyond our controlAir India currently operates five flights between Delhi and Washington while DelhiJFK New York and MumbaiJFK routes have seven flights per week On the DelhiChicago route also the airline operates seven flights per weekAir India operates flights to San Francisco from three destinations Delhi Mumbai and BengaluruOf this Air India operates 11 flights per week including one daily service on the DelhiSFO route while from Mumbai and Bangalore it operates four flights per weekBesides Air India also operates three flights per week to Newark from Delhi and MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever