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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24/02/2026 | 12:25 | MS25 | Egyptair | Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) Cairo (CAI) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 12:15 | MS75 | Egyptair | Luxor (LXR) Cairo (CAI) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 09:00 | IX873 | Air India Express | Kathmandu (KTM) Bangalore (BLR) | Delayed | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 06:05 | MS83 | Egyptair | Aswan (ASW) Cairo (CAI) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 05:55 | AI930 | Air India | Dubai (DXB) New Delhi (DEL) | Delayed | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 05:50 | MS45 | Egyptair | Hurghada (HRG) Cairo (CAI) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 05:10 | MS22 | Egyptair | Cairo (CAI) Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 05:00 | IX1522 | Air India Express | Agartala (IXA) Kolkata (CCU) | Delayed | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 04:45 | VA1594 | Vaustralia | Newcastle (AU) (NTL) Melbourne (MEL) | Delayed | Check Compensation |
24/02/2026 | 03:30 | IX1521 | Air India Express | Kolkata (CCU) Agartala (IXA) | Delayed | Check Compensation |
- Cancelled
MS25
•Egyptair
Sharm el Sheikh
••Cairo
SSH
CAI
Check Compensation24/02/2026
12:25
- Cancelled
MS75
•Egyptair
Luxor
••Cairo
LXR
CAI
Check Compensation24/02/2026
12:15
- Delayed
IX873
•Air India Express
Kathmandu
••Bangalore
KTM
BLR
Check Compensation24/02/2026
09:00
- Cancelled
MS83
•Egyptair
Aswan
••Cairo
ASW
CAI
Check Compensation24/02/2026
06:05
- Delayed
AI930
•Air India
Dubai
••New Delhi
DXB
DEL
Check Compensation24/02/2026
05:55
- Cancelled
MS45
•Egyptair
Hurghada
••Cairo
HRG
CAI
Check Compensation24/02/2026
05:50
- Cancelled
MS22
•Egyptair
Cairo
••Sharm el Sheikh
CAI
SSH
Check Compensation24/02/2026
05:10
- Delayed
IX1522
•Air India Express
Agartala
••Kolkata
IXA
CCU
Check Compensation24/02/2026
05:00
- Delayed
VA1594
•Vaustralia
Newcastle (AU)
••Melbourne
NTL
MEL
Check Compensation24/02/2026
04:45
- Delayed
IX1521
•Air India Express
Kolkata
••Agartala
CCU
IXA
Check Compensation24/02/2026
03:30
