India, Nov. 25 -- Delayed aircraft deliveries coupled with geopolitical issues including the hiking of H1B visa fee and airspace closure have impacted Air India's international passenger demand to the US, Air India's chief executive officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Campbell Wilson said on Monday.

"The demand on US sectors has been hit..there's so many factors at play here. One is airspace constraints, additional flying time, refueling stock that's required in some places, and then also impact on payload that we can carry because of the additional flying time and fuel that it requires. At the same time, you've got visa issues whether it be student or H-1B. That causes a little bit of trepidation amongst people traveling to or from...