Air India cuts international flights on widebody fleet by 15% to ‘ensure operational stability’
Air India on Wednesday said that it will reduce its international services that use widebody aircraft by 15% for the “next few weeks” to ensure operational stability.
The changes will also improve operational efficiency and minimise inconvenience to passengers, the airline said.
The decision came amid disruptions to services following the crash of Air India’s Boeing 787 aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 12.
Safety checks
Investigating authorities are continuing their efforts to find out the reasons for the accident, Air India said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had mandated enhanced safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
Out of Air India’s 33 Dreamliner aircraft, 26 were cleared for service after inspection, the airlines said. The checks on the remaining aircraft will be conducted “in the coming days”, it added.
“The fact that 26 aircraft have been cleared gives reassurance in the safety measures and procedures that we follow,” said Air India.
The airline said that as a precautionary measure, it was also conducting checks on its fleet of Boeing 777 planes, another widebody aircraft.
On Tuesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that checks conducted on Air India’s 787 fleet had not revealed major safety concerns.
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