Amid multiple flight cancellations or delays following the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Air India on Wednesday said it will reduce international services on widebody aircraft by 15 per cent. Air India said this is to ensure stability of operations, better efficiency and minimise inconvenience to passengers. It has cancelled 66 flights to be operated with Boeing 787 between June 12 – the day of the crash – and June 17. It added that the cuts will be implemented by June 20 and will continue till “at least mid-July”. “…Air India has decided to reduce its international services on widebody aircraft by 15% for the next few weeks. The cuts will be implemented between now and 20 June and will continue thereafter until at least mid-July. This effectively adds to our reserve aircraft availability to take care of any unplanned disruptions,” Air India said in a press release. It apologised to affected passengers and said they will be informed “in advance and make its best efforts to accommodate them on alternate flights”. “Passengers will also be offered a choice to reschedule their travel without any cost or to be given full refund, as per their choice. The revised schedule of our international services effective from 20 June, 2025 will be shared shortly,” it added. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner – the model type of the crashed Air India flight 171 – is a widebody aircraft. These large commercial airliners can accommodate two passenger aisles and are designed for long-haul and high-capacity routes, mostly international, with the capacity to carry between 200 and 500 passengers. Earlier, Air India had said it was anticipating disruptions in its flight operations due to ongoing enhanced checks on its Boeing 787 fleet coupled with airspace restrictions and inclement weather. It has cancelled or delayed numerous flights citing technical issues.