"Gross Mismanagement of Our Country": Congress Slams Centre over Air India Cutting International Flights
- The Congress party criticized the government for 'gross mismanagement' following Air India's decision to reduce international flights until July due to rising jet fuel prices.
- Air India CEO Campbell Wilson explained that increased jet fuel costs and airspace restrictions made many international flights unprofitable, leading to schedule cuts from April through July.
- Wilson noted that while domestic flights were somewhat affected, government controls on domestic fuel price rises have lessened the impact compared to international routes.
- The airline raised airfares and implemented fuel surcharges but acknowledged that higher prices could decrease customer demand, limiting further increases.
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"Gross mismanagement of our Country": Congress slams Centre over Air India cutting international flights
The Congress on Sunday hit out at the Centre over reports that Air India will cut international flights till July amid a jet fuel price surge, alleging "gross mismanagement" and accusing the government of neglecting the country's economic interests.
India’s major airlines will cut dozens of international flights in the coming weeks in the face of the rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF), a result of the crisis in the Strait of Ormuz. “The air space situation and the price of aircraft fuel remains extremely difficult, leaving us no choice but to further reduce the June and July schedules,” said Air India Executive Director Campbell Wilson, according to sources quoted by local agency ANI. The …
Air India will reduce its long-haul program by 10 to 12% until the end of July 2026, under the combined pressure of fuel flares and detours imposed by the air space closures in the Middle East, making part of its international network unprofitable. Air India, an Indian national flag, has decided to reduce its long-haul program until the end of July 2026, while the dramatic rise in fuel prices and air space closures over Iran and Iraq erode its a…
India’s major airlines will cut dozens of international flights in the coming weeks in the face of the rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) resulting from the crisis in the Strait of Ormuz. “The air space situation and the price of aircraft fuel remains extremely difficult, leaving us no choice but to further reduce the June and July schedules,” said Air India Executive Director Campbell Wilson, according to sources cited by local agency ANI.
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