Air India axes flights from Birmingham Airport to Delhi this winter
Black Country families who fly to India from Birmingham for Christmas and wedding-season trips could lose their seats.
Air India has cut down its winter flight schedule announcing it is suspending a nonstop link from New Delhi to Birmingham Airport meaning Black Country families who fly to India from Birmingham for Christmas and wedding-season trips could lose their seats.
The Centre for Aviation has highlighted that the service is set to be suspended from Nov 1 due to higher aviation fuel costs, airspace restrictions and longer flight times on several long-haul routes.
The airline is also ending its service between New Delhi and Vienna, Austria.
Expert Aman Thakran, founder and director of BharatFare a UK company that books long-haul flights from the UK to India, has warned that “seats were still on sale when this was reported, so anyone who booked should check with Air India “
Air India has been contacted for a comment.
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