Air India will deploy aircraft featuring new, retrofitted or upgraded cabin interiors on additional, key international routes for its summer schedule.
Between February and March 2026, the airline will operate its Delhi-Tokyo route with its 787-9 aircraft featuring a three-class cabin configuration, introducing premium economy on the route. From March 1, Air India will increase its Delhi-Toronto route from seven-weekly flights to 10 weekly. From March 29, the Delhi-Seoul route will go from five-weekly to six-weekly flights and its newly launched Delhi-Shanghai flights increase from four to five weekly.
From July 1, the airline will operate a combination of new 787-9s and legacy 787-8s on its Mumbai to London Heathrow route. Additionally, the airline will operate daily flights on its 777-300ER featuring upgraded cabin interiors.
From August 1, the airline will operate its retrofitted 787-8 aircraft on the Bengaluru-London Heathrow route, introducing premium economy. The seven-weekly Delhi-Toronto will operate with Air India's new 787-9 aircraft. The remaining three-weekly flights will continue to be operated on its legacy 777-300ERs.
Air India will deploy its legacy 777-300ER, replacing the legacy 787-8s, on its flights to Birmingham from Amritsar and Delhi, and from to London Gatwick from Ahmedabad and Amritsar, introducing first class on these routes.
Air India began retrofitting 26 legacy 787-8s last year. The first two of these retrofits are expected to return to service in the coming weeks, with several more to be completed throughout the year.
The airline also said it expects deliveries of three new, line-fit 787-9s and two line-fit A350-1000 aircraft in 2026.