With the Middle East conflict ongoing and people from India unable to move freely to Europe (due to the Middle East being an important airspace for them to cross), a huge backlog is building of people unable to travel to the US and Europe. Air India is now offering new flights to clear some of the backlog and also make some money in the process.
Air India to offer flights to Europe and the US
India has a huge dependence on the Middle East due to its geographical proximity. The Middle East carriers view India as one of their important source markets, and they are still busy clearing their backlog and getting back on their feet. IndiGo’s long-haul resumption did not go as planned, and a couple of their flights were diverted due to airspace confusion.
In response to sustained high demand for reliable travel options amid the ongoing situation in West Asia, Air India has deployed additional capacity to three key gateways in Europe over the next few days.
Between March 19-28, 2026, Air India will operate 36 additional flights on the following routes, thus boosting much-needed capacity when travel options for passengers remain constrained:
- Delhi-London (Heathrow)
- Mumbai-London (Heathrow)
- Delhi-Frankfurt
- Delhi-Zurich
- Delhi-Toronto
Together, these flights add 10.012 seats on nine routes in both directions. The additional flights on the European routes will operate with B787-8 aircraft. The flights to Toronto would operate with Air India’s B777-300ER aircraft.
Here is the schedule of additional flights. which are bookable on airindia.com and other channels.
Bottomline
Air India has launched special flights over the next ten days to European destinations, as well as to Toronto, to clear out people who are held up in India or at the other end due to the Middle East crisis. These flights will operate between March 19 and 28, 2026, to start with, and are available for booking on airindia.com.
What do you think of this move by Air India?
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