Air India will be operating 170 flights to and from 17 countries between July 3 and 15 under the fourth phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, according to an official document. The government started the mission on May 6 to help stranded people reach their destinations using special repatriation flights. Scheduled international passenger flights have...

The United States has described the Indian government as “discriminatory and restrictive” for not allowing American carriers to operate chartered flights on Indo-US routes even though Air India was doing so under the Vande Bharat Mission. Therefore, Air India will not be allowed to operate any chartered flight on Indo-US routes from July 22 onward...