Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Tata Group-owned Air India is weighing a significant scale-back of its flight operations after reportedly posting a loss of nearly Rs 20,000 crore in FY26, amid persistent operational headwinds and elevated aviation fuel costs, businessline newspaper reported on Thursday quoting industry sources.

According to people familiar with the matter, the airline is assessing a 15-20% reduction in its flight schedule, though the overall cut across the Air India Group is expected to be relatively lower, in the range of 10-15%. If implemented, the proposed rationalisation could affect over 100 flights from the roughly 1,100 services operated daily by the Air India Group. On a standalone basis, Air India currently runs more tha...