Air India FAQs: Key Information for Passengers
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Flying with Air India means juggling baggage rules, check-in windows, and passenger-rights legalese before you even reach the gate. This guide streamlines every essential policy – carry-on sizes, pet fees, compensation triggers – into quick, scannable answers that save time and spare headaches.
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Recent delays and cancellations
Date | Flight number | Airline | Route | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/04/2026 | 15:10 | AI812 | Air India | Lucknow (LKO) New Delhi (DEL) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 15:00 | AI2585 | Air India | Mumbai (BOM) Ahmedabad (AMD) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 15:00 | LH396 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt (FRA) Luxembourg (LUX) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:55 | SV1769 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jazan (GIZ) Jeddah (JED) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:45 | IX2658 | Air India Express | Vishakhapatnam (VTZ) Hyderabad (HYD) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:40 | AI519 | Air India | Bangalore (BLR) Hyderabad (HYD) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:40 | AI2637 | Air India | New Delhi (DEL) Chandigarh (IXC) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:30 | IX2354 | Air India Express | Hyderabad (HYD) Kozhikode (CCJ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:30 | SV1081 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Riyadh (RUH) Jeddah (JED) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
10/04/2026 | 14:30 | LH946 | Lufthansa | Frankfurt (FRA) Manchester (MAN) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
- Cancelled
AI812
•Air India
Lucknow
••New Delhi
LKO
DEL
Check Compensation10/04/2026
15:10
- Cancelled
AI2585
•Air India
Mumbai
••Ahmedabad
BOM
AMD
Check Compensation10/04/2026
15:00
- Cancelled
LH396
•Lufthansa
Frankfurt
••Luxembourg
FRA
LUX
Check Compensation10/04/2026
15:00
- Cancelled
SV1769
•Saudi Arabian Airlines
Jazan
••Jeddah
GIZ
JED
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:55
- Cancelled
IX2658
•Air India Express
Vishakhapatnam
••Hyderabad
VTZ
HYD
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:45
- Cancelled
AI519
•Air India
Bangalore
••Hyderabad
BLR
HYD
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:40
- Cancelled
AI2637
•Air India
New Delhi
••Chandigarh
DEL
IXC
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:40
- Cancelled
IX2354
•Air India Express
Hyderabad
••Kozhikode
HYD
CCJ
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:30
- Cancelled
SV1081
•Saudi Arabian Airlines
Riyadh
••Jeddah
RUH
JED
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:30
- Cancelled
LH946
•Lufthansa
Frankfurt
••Manchester
FRA
MAN
Check Compensation10/04/2026
14:30
