New Delhi, June 13: Tata Group-owned Air India, the second biggest airline of the country, has recorded a big network downsize in June, with 14.63 lakh fewer seats, compared to the last year.
This comes as part of its operational restructuring amidst huge losses amount to Rs 28,500 crore in FY26.
The capacity of the airline, with 12% market share, contracted again by 27%m which is 10 lakh fewer seats, in June 26 compared to last year, according to the latest data by OAG, a global aviation data provider.
Air India Express (IX) also reduced capacity by 17% compared to June 25, which means 4.63 lakh fewer seats. Combined, the Air India group carriers operate 22% of capacity.
Tata group has asked the airline to reduce it losses and is looking at delaying deliveries of newer aircraft on order, cutting more flights and putting expansion plans on back burner.
Routes Affected
The capacity cut in seats is across metros — Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
Delhi is the only destination where seats availability across airlines has seen an 8.9% growth in June 2026.
Domestic capacity continued to fall in Hyderabad again this month, by 19% vs last year. Chennai also saw a big reduction with domestic capacity declining by 17%.
Air India has downsized domestic network by 22% with fewer flights connecting metros.
International Sector
United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains the busiest international market from India, despite a 15% reduction in capacity to just under on 1 million seats. UAE routes still represent 27% of the market.
The airlines have deployed the capacity to UK with 19% jump, adding to 2.13 lakh, making it the fifth busiest market.
