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Air India is significantly expanding its regional network with increased flights to Kathmandu, Colombo, and Bangkok. The Tata Group-owned airline will add over 7,000 seats across these routes, enhancing connectivity for travelers. These new flights will be operated using modern narrow-body aircraft with premium cabin configurations. The expansion is part of Air India's broader Vihaan.AI transformation strategy, which includes fleet modernization and network optimization.

Key Points: Air India Expands Routes to Kathmandu Colombo Bangkok

  • Sixth daily Delhi-Kathmandu flight launching July 2025
  • Second daily Delhi-Colombo route now available
  • Third Mumbai-Bangkok flight increases regional connectivity
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Air India scales up Kathmandu, Colombo, Bangkok routes

Tata Group's Air India boosts connectivity with new flights to key Asian destinations, adding over 7,000 weekly seats

"Air India's flights provide seamless one-stop connectivity to North America, Europe, and Far East - Air India Statement"

New Delhi, June 5

Air India announced on Thursday that it has added more flights to Bangkok, Colombo, and Kathmandu to meet the growing passenger demand.

Effective July 7, 2025, Air India will add a sixth daily flight between Delhi and Kathmandu, increasing frequency from 35x weekly to 42x weekly.

Air India will add a second daily flight between Delhi and Colombo, doubling the route's frequency from 7x weekly to 14x weekly.

The Tata Group airline will add a third daily flight between Mumbai and Bangkok, increasing frequency from 13x weekly to 18x weekly.

Air India said in a statement that the expansion will add over 7,000 seats deployed to and from Bangkok, Colombo, and Kathmandu.

The additional flights to Kathmandu and Bangkok will be operated by Air India's best narrow-body aircraft in three-class cabin configuration, including Premium Economy Class, offering a premium full-service flying experience to travellers on the routes.

"Air India's flights to Colombo, Kathmandu, and Bangkok provide seamless one-stop connectivity to and from destinations in North America, Europe, and the Far East," the airline said.

With the added frequency, Air India will operate 42x weekly flights to Kathmandu, 28x weekly flights to Colombo, and 46x weekly flights to Bangkok.

Bookings for the additional flights are now open on all channels, including Air India's website, mobile app, airport ticketing offices, contact centres, and through all travel agents.

Air India group employs more than 30,000 people, operates over 300 aircraft and carries customers to 55 domestic and 48 international destinations across five continents.

Returning to the Tata Sons in 2022 following 70 years under Government ownership, Air India group is in the midst of a five-year transformation program, Vihaan.AI. As part of the transformation, Air India has placed an order for 570 new aircraft.

In 2024, sister airlines Air Asia India and Vistara were successfully merged into Air India Express and Air India, respectively, and the Airline opened South Asia's largest aviation training academy.

A new flying school is scheduled to open in 2025, and construction of a greenfield maintenance base, to be operational in 2026, is underway.

In addition to receiving new aircraft, all existing aircraft are progressively undergoing a full interior refit.

- ANI

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Rajesh K.
Great move by Air India! More flights to Kathmandu will really help pilgrims visiting Pashupatinath temple and tourists exploring Nepal. The premium economy option is a nice touch for business travelers too. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
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Priya M.
As someone who frequently travels to Colombo for work, I'm thrilled about the additional flights. The current schedule was too limited. Hope they maintain good service standards though - last time my flight was delayed by 3 hours.
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Amit S.
More connectivity with our neighboring countries is always welcome. This will boost tourism and business ties. But I hope Air India focuses equally on improving domestic routes - many smaller cities still lack good connectivity.
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Sunita R.
Bangkok flights increasing is excellent news! So many Indians travel there for holidays and medical tourism. The three-class configuration sounds luxurious. Hope the prices remain competitive with other airlines though. ✈️
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Vikram J.
Good to see Air India expanding under Tata's leadership. The transformation seems promising. But they need to work on punctuality - my last 3 flights with them were delayed. More flights won't help if they can't maintain schedules.
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Neha P.
This is fantastic for regional connectivity! More options to Kathmandu means easier travel for students going to Nepal for education too. Hope they introduce student discounts on these routes. Education tourism is growing between our countries.

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