Air India to cut flights for two months as Strait tensions drive up fuel costs

Air India is set to reduce more flights during June and July as it faces mounting financial pressure. Outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson said a sharp rise in jet fuel prices, driven by heightened tensions in the Strait region, has significantly increased operating costs for the airline.

The ongoing situation has also forced longer flight routes, further adding to expenses and making several routes unprofitable. As a result, Air India has warned of continued disruptions in its flight schedule.

The airline has appealed to its staff for cooperation during this challenging period, showing the growing strain on operations amid rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty.

Meanwhile, the US “low-cost” Spirit Airline has called off all the flights across America, which triggered the passengers on May 2 to confirm what it caused to stop the airlines in the United States.

The Spirit Aviation Holdings, who are Spirit Airlines parent company, said that the cancellation took place after “an orderly wind-down of operations” of all flights.

In a statement issued by the authorities concerned that all the travelers who purchased tickets through Spirit “not [to] go to the airport.”

The statement advised all the customers that they will receive refunds but would not receive help to book new flights through other airlines.

Spirit, according to sources, has also warned of its poor economic health which severed especially in the recent years.

Regarding this, the travelling service has cited “substantial doubt” over their ability to continue flying the operations. It maybe noted that the airline has also filed for bankruptcy twice, with the most recent in August 2025.

The Spirit Airlines President and CEO Dave Davis also said that the company reached an agreement for a “restructuring plan” to move forward.

However, he said “The sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company.”

The statement added, “Sustaining the business required hundreds of millions of additional dollars of liquidity that Spirit simply does not have and could not procure.”

 “This is tremendously disappointing and not the outcome any of us wanted,” he added.