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Iran-Israel war 2026: Air India to operate 78 additional international flights on 9 routes from March 10 – Full list

Iran-Israel war update: Air India plans 78 additional international flights on nine routes from March 10 as airlines adjust schedules amid West Asia airspace disruptions.

Air India announces 78 extra international flights on 9 routes from March 10 amid Iran-Israel war (Image: Air India)Air India announces 78 extra international flights on 9 routes from March 10 amid Iran-Israel war (Image: Air India)
Written by: Anish Mondal
2 min readMar 8, 2026 04:19 PM IST First published on: Mar 8, 2026 at 04:11 PM IST

Iran-Israel war, Air India International Flights: Air India is set to operate 78 additional flights on nine routes from March 10. These extra flights are expected to meet the high demand for reliable travel options amid the ongoing situation in West Asia due to the Iran-Israel war.

It also announced that additional capacity will be deployed to five key gateways in Europe and to New York (JFK) over the next few days, supported by extra services to the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

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Air India additional international flights from March 10 – Routes

Air India will operate 78 additional flights on the following routes from March 10 to March 18. These are:

  • Delhi-New York (JFK)
  • Delhi-London (Heathrow)
  • Mumbai-London (Heathrow)
  • Delhi-Frankfurt
  • Delhi-Paris (CDG)
  • Delhi-Amsterdam
  • Delhi-Zurich
  • Delhi-Malé
  • Delhi-Colombo

These flights will add 17,660 seats on nine routes in both directions. “The additional flights on the European routes will operate with B787-8 and those to Malé and Colombo will be operated with A320neo aircraft. The flights to New York (JFK) are subject to the requisite regulatory approvals and would operate with Air India’s B777-300ER aircraft,” it said.

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. ... Read More

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