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Lok Sabha subordinate and elder Congress person Shashi Tharoor connected Monday (September 29, 2025) expressed heavy concerns implicit Air India Express' planned curtailment of flights connecting assorted cities successful Kerala, saying that Air India "must halt treating Kerala arsenic an afterthought".
Air India Express is the debased outgo limb of Tatas-owned Air India Group.
"I person written to @airindia MD Campbell Wilson to explicit my heavy interest implicit reports of large-scale cancellations of @airindiaexpress services from Kerala's airports successful the forthcoming wintertime schedule. According to widely-circulated media accounts, a important fig of flights are being withdrawn from Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur betwixt precocious October and March," Mr. Tharoor said successful a station connected X.
Mr. Tharoor, who represents Thiruvananthapuram constituency, said Kerala is 1 of the busiest aviation hubs successful the country, with exceptionally precocious planetary rider traffic, peculiarly to the Gulf region.
Any curtailment of services astatine this signifier volition inevitably origin terrible hardship to migrant workers, students, tourists and families, portion besides hampering commercialized and tourism, helium said, asserting that Air India indispensable halt treating Kerala arsenic an afterthought.
"... withdrawing business-class services connected the longest single-sector formation successful India (Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram) has already added insult to injury," helium added.
There was nary contiguous remark from Air India Group.
The wintertime docket for scheduled flights, which is yet to beryllium officially announced by aviation regulator DGCA, starts from precocious October.
According to Mr. Tharoor, if Air India continues its disregard for Kerala's interests, IndiGo and Akasa Air are waiting successful the wings, and galore of america volition person nary compunction astir switching our allegiance to those who springiness america the attraction we deserve".
"I had publically hailed @airindia arsenic my favourite airline. But erstwhile facts change, opinions tin alteration too. I anticipation each acrophobic volition wage owed attention. @TataCompanies," helium said successful the post.
