Air India to Restore Schedule in August After Reducing Flights Over Crash
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Air India will begin restoring its schedule starting next month after the airline reduced flights following the deadly crash of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner in June.
The carrier will increase its services to London Heathrow, Tokyo and Zurich from Delhi, and add more flights to Seoul from September, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The airline aims to have its full timetable in place by October 1 after the June 12 crash prompted it to reduce flights as part of a 'safety pause,' it said.
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