New Delhi, July 17 -- Air India will begin restoring most of the domestic and international capacity it cut since April from September, as geopolitical tensions ease, jet fuel prices stabilise and more aircraft return to service.

The move marks the airline's first major capacity restoration after months of schedule cuts triggered by airspace closures over Pakistan and West Asia, aircraft shortages, and longer flying times to Europe and North America.

"September onwards most of the flights are already on sale. They were never withdrawn," Air India's chief commercial officer, Nipun Aggarwal, said on Friday, on the sidelines of an event organised by the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH).

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