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Air India's flights on the Bengaluru-London Heathrow route were reduced from seven to four times a week amid the airline’s network-wide ‘safety pause’. The schedule restrictions are a part of Safety Pause after grounding parts of its Boeing 787 fleet and rerouting services due to regional airspace restrictions. Adding to the operational woes, the Bengaluru-Singapore route remains entirely suspended for flyers until at least September 30.

“As the schedule reductions taken as part of the Safety Pause had been implemented until 31 July 2025 and the restoration to full operation is being phased, some services initially planned to operate between 1 August and 30 September 2025 will be removed from the schedule,” the airline stated.

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Though other cities like Delhi are seeing full route restorations and even frequency boosts, such as Delhi-London Heathrow flights returning to 24 weekly flights, Bengaluru flight operations continue to suffer restrictions, especially on long-haul routes.

The airline further said that it is reaching out to those impacted due to the scheduled restrictions and is offering full refunds or rebooking options. While full operations of Air India flights are expected to resume by October 1, several key routes, including the Bengaluru-London route, will operate with reduced frequencies till September 30.

Air India's operational woes continue to grow after a London-bound Air India flight crashed seconds after takeoff near the Ahmedabad airport on June 12. The deadly flight crash claimed the lives of 260 people, including 241 on board. Following the crash, Air India flights suffered cancellations, diversions and several other disruptions.

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