Overview
- Shashi Tharoor wrote to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and urged the Civil Aviation Minister to intervene over reported reductions across Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur from late October to March.
- Air India Express has reportedly decided to discontinue Kuwait services to Kozhikode and Kannur in the upcoming winter schedule, drawing concern from Gulf-based Malayali communities.
- Kerala opposition leader V D Satheesan told the minister that multiple Gulf routes may be reduced or withdrawn and that flights are being reallocated to cities such as Mangaluru, Jaipur and Lucknow.
- Tharoor criticised the earlier removal of business class on the Delhi–Thiruvananthapuram sector and warned passengers could shift to IndiGo or Akasa if connectivity declines.
- Air India Group has not issued a detailed comment as outlets compile route-by-route changes from media reports, with the DGCA yet to publish the official season plan.