Air India Halts Flights To 5 European Destinations

Air India announced that it will stop flights to at least 5 European destinations in light of the financial losses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These stations include – Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Copenhagen and Stockholm. This nearly took 50 percent cut in the state-run carrier’s destinations in Europe.

The national carrier is saying that these routes are no longer financially viable because of the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

In an internal statement made by the Commercial Division of Air India, it reads: “In view of the COVID situation, it has been approved by competent authority to close down following stations and become offline.”

“The current IBOs (international booking offices) are to be recalled to India, and the station will be handed over to GSA (general sales agent) after completion of formality of closure,” the note added.

Passengers who had booked travel on Air India to Madrid, Milan, Copenhagen, Vienna, and Stockholm should check with the national carrier regarding refunds.

Air India operates flights to 103 destinations around the world with international services to 45 cities in 31 countries and domestic flights to 58 cities. The airline operates the Boeing 737 Dreamliner, Boeing 777-200LRm Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A320-214 CEO, Airbus A320-214 CEO, Airbus A320-251 NEO, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, Airbus A319, ATR 42-320, and the ATR 72-600.