India, June 19 -- Air India said on Thursday it will reduce flights on 16 international routes connecting cities in North America, Europe, Australia and the Far East and suspend three routes between June 21 and July 15.

In a statement, the Tata Group-owned airline on Thursday said the reduction arise from its decision to voluntarily undertake enhanced pre-flight safety checks, as well as accommodate additional flight durations arising from airspace closures in the Middle East.

"The objective is to restore schedule stability and minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers," the airline said in a statement on X.

The move comes days after its flight AI171, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedab...