Air India to reinstate three more weekly flights to US this month

Air India is planning to resume three additional weekly flights to the US this month as the staff shortage situation gradually improves. Three of the six weekly flights to the US that were temporarily canceled earlier this year by the airline operated by the Tata Group have now been restored.

Campbell Wilson, CEO and MD of Air India, stated that the personnel shortage scenario is gradually improving. “We had halted six of the 47 flights to the US every week. In an interview with PTI this week, he said, “We have reinstated 3 of those, and we’ll reinstate the other 3 by the end of June. Due to a crew shortage, six weekly flights — three each to Newark and San Francisco — were cancelled.

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Currently, Air India runs 44 flights to the US and 14 to Canada each week. The airline offers flights to the US cities of San Francisco, New York, Newark, Washington, and Chicago as well as to the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Toronto. With a five-year transformation strategy in place, Air India is growing both its fleet and its service offerings. The airline will take 11 brand-new Boeing 777 aircraft this year.

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“We have promoted many employees from other fleets to the 777 aircraft in order to get 11 aircraft to run in a short period of time. Until then, we must turn to the expatriate market. In addition to flying 777s, we must also fly other types of aircraft and have the necessary level of experience. It is a brief importation of ability till we can develop our own in a year or so, he said.