AI to shift more West-bound flights to Mum
New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Air India will shift more of its Europe- and US-bound capacity to Mumbai from Delhi as the continued closure of Pakistani airspace hits its western-bound network harder from the national Capital, the airline's chief executive officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam said on Tuesday. He said a restructuring of the airline's international network is part of efforts to regain overseas market share.
"Most of our network, unfortunately, in Europe and America, has been affected by the airspace closure," Gebremariam said at the Aviation India and South Asia 2026 conference in New Delhi. Gebremariam said the airline would continue operating flights to Europe and the US from the Capital, but move a larger share of the capacity to Mumbai.
He said the airline is exploring Bengaluru as a third hub in addition to Delhi and Mumbai, as it looks to build its international connectivity. Gebremariam said India has the geographical advantage, a large and young population, a growing economy and a sizeable diaspora to emerge as a global aviation hub.
"India can establish itself as a global hub. The only one hub, multiple hubs," he said. He added that cities such as Bengaluru and Hyderabad could also serve as international gateways.
Gebremariam acknowledged that profitability remained a concern and said the airline needed to bring down its cost per available seat kilometre....
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