{"id":41365,"date":"2026-05-13T11:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=41365"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:32:33","slug":"air-india-cuts-us-routes-amid-fuel-crisis-huge-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/air-india-cuts-us-routes-amid-fuel-crisis-huge-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Cuts Flights to USA for Summer 2026: Check Suspended Routes and Alternate Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Continued airspace restrictions, route adjustments, bypassing of conflict-led regions, refueling halts, longer flying hours, and jet fuel price hikes have forced Air India to take drastic measures, such as suspending nonstop flights to and from Chicago, ORD Airport. This is among weekly 200 round-trip services being removed from Air India\u2019s schedule, June to August 2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>List of Air India\u2019s suspended routes and reduced services to USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Delhi-Chicago: temporarily suspended<\/li>\n<li>Delhi to Newark EWR: To be suspended temporarily<\/li>\n<li>Mumbai to New York JFK: To be suspended temporarily<\/li>\n<li>Delhi to SFO: Reduced frequency, from 10x to 7x weekly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In September 2025, long-haul aircraft shortage drove Air India to drop direct flights, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/usa\/flights\/iad-to-del\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Dulles to New Delhi<\/a><\/span>, from its schedule<\/strong>. Since then, this high-demand route has remained suspended. Air India\u2019s US-India route network further shrinks over temporary removal of direct flights to Chicago, Newark (from Delhi), and New York (from Mumbai).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41373\" style=\"width: 1665px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41373\" src=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights.png\" alt=\"Air India news, Air India flights, Air India US network, India to USA nonstop flights, Air India Chicago news\" width=\"1665\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights.png 1665w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-640x384.png 640w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-860x517.png 860w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-48x29.png 48w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Air-India-news-USA-flights-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1665px) 100vw, 1665px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PC: ChatGPT (for illustration purpose only)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>However, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Delhi-JFK,<\/span> the busiest route for nonstop Air India flights between India and USA, remains unaffected. The 7x weekly service continues to be in effect on this route. Surprisingly, Air India\u2019s summer 2026 schedule includes <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/usa\/flights\/ewr-to-bom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mumbai to Newark flights<\/a><\/span> with increased frequency, 3x weekly to 7x weekly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Alternate options for Chicago to Delhi travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though Air India suspended the Chicago-Delhi nonstop service through August 2026, you can still travel this route with the airline. Air India\u2019s interline partners, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, make it possible. Alaska Airlines or United will connect you from ORD Airport to JFK Airport for nonstop Air India flights from <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/usa\/flights\/jfk-to-del\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York to Delhi<\/a><\/span>. You can opt for Air India itineraries including domestic connection to\/from Chicago O\u2019Hare Airport. Precisely, Chicago to India travel ceases to be nonstop or direct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued airspace restrictions, route adjustments, bypassing of conflict-led regions, refueling halts, longer flying hours, and jet fuel price hikes have forced Air India to take drastic measures, such as suspending nonstop flights to and from Chicago, ORD Airport. This is among weekly 200 round-trip services being removed from Air India\u2019s schedule, June to August 2026. 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