Air India cancels UK flights for a week

Amid a sharp spike in coronavirus infections, Air India on Wednesday said it was cancelling flights to and from the UK for a week starting April 24 after the latter added India to its travel “red list”. The national carrier will, however, operate one flight each from New Delhi and Mumbai in the period.

In a statement, Air India said, “Passengers who were to travel between India and UK may note that in view of recent restrictions announced by the UK, flights from or to the UK stand cancelled from April 24 to April 30.”

“Between April 24 to April 30, we are in the process to schedule once a week flight to the United Kingdom from Delhi and Mumbai,” it added.