Mumbai: Due to tension in the Middle East, restrictions on air routes and rising prices of jet fuel, Air India is reducing its international flights. Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson has said that this ban on flights will continue till the coming month of July. The company is canceling its flights on those routes which are not profitable.

In a message sent to employees, Wilson made it clear that in the current situation most international flights are running at huge losses. Due to the war-like situation in the Middle East, planes have to take longer routes. Due to this, fuel consumption has increased and the company's expenses are also skyrocketing. Some flights had already been reduced in April and May. But due to lack of improvement in the situation, Air India has been forced to make changes in the schedule of June and July also.

Wilson expressed regret over the changes in passengers' travel plans and employees' duty schedules. He also said that only when the Strait of Hormuz reopens and tensions in the Middle East end will flights be able to return to normal. According to an estimate, Air India Group has suffered a loss of about Rs 22,000 crore in the financial year ending March 31, 2026. Amidst this huge economic crisis, disruptions in air routes have become a major challenge for Air India.