Air India Flights Update: The airline made a significant change, and direct flights from Bengaluru and Mumbai to San Francisco will no longer operate as of March 1

Air India Flights Update:  Air India is scheduled to halt its nonstop flights to San Francisco from Bengaluru and Mumbai, a significant move that worries tech and business travelers heading to San Francisco from the two Indian cities.

Why Air India Is Closing Direct Flights From Mumbai, Bengaluru to San Francisco

Due to difficulties with aircraft deployment and increased expenses as a result of airspace limitations, one of the top airlines, Air India, has declared that it would stop operating direct flights from Bengaluru and Mumbai to San Francisco as of March 1.

Among travelers who have already booked their tickets for the next year, the action has caused problems. Air India intends to expand its flights from Delhi to Toronto and San Francisco to ten per week in order to make up for the decrease in flying frequency.

The Times of India said that the change would mostly impact IT workers and business travelers who depend on nonstop flights to the US West Coast.

According to the newspaper, an Air India representative said, “The airline has made changes to its North America schedule to better deploy capacity and manage rising costs linked to ongoing airspace restrictions.”

Will Passengers Who Are Affected Receive a Refund?
The notification states that the airline would either provide impacted customers with full refunds or re-accommodation on alternate routes.

Passengers React When Air India Stops Direct Flights to San Francisco

There has been disappointment and rage among passengers who have already booked their travel and paid. “I have flights booked on BLR-SFO (with return) in May and DEL-SFO (with return) on May 26,” a traveler posted on X. What should I do?

Others said that everything is now unclear since he purchased the ticket months in advance to prevent last-minute problems.