<p>Imphal: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/air-india">Air India</a> has discontinued the operation of its full-service carrier at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/imphal">Imphal </a>International Airport from June 15, but the airline's low-cost subsidiary AI Express will continue services here, AAI officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>The decision was part of the airline's "long-standing and pre-planned" strategy, they said.</p>.<p>"It is part of a long-standing, pre-planned strategic decision by the airline, and is in no way related to any recent incident," one of the airport officials said.</p>.Air India crash victims' families upset by slow recovery efforts.<p>Altogether, 241 people on board Air India's London-bound AI 171 flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12.</p>.<p>"The move is part of a broader strategic realignment by the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tata-group">Tata Group</a>, which owns the airline. Air India Express, the group's low-cost subsidiary, will continue its operations at Imphal, signalling a shift in service model but ensuring continued air connectivity," said another official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) here.</p>.<p>The Air India authorities could not be contacted for comment.</p>.<p>Air India has a cherished history in the region, connecting Imphal to major cities across the country, the officials added.</p>
<p>Imphal: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/air-india">Air India</a> has discontinued the operation of its full-service carrier at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/imphal">Imphal </a>International Airport from June 15, but the airline's low-cost subsidiary AI Express will continue services here, AAI officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>The decision was part of the airline's "long-standing and pre-planned" strategy, they said.</p>.<p>"It is part of a long-standing, pre-planned strategic decision by the airline, and is in no way related to any recent incident," one of the airport officials said.</p>.Air India crash victims' families upset by slow recovery efforts.<p>Altogether, 241 people on board Air India's London-bound AI 171 flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12.</p>.<p>"The move is part of a broader strategic realignment by the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tata-group">Tata Group</a>, which owns the airline. Air India Express, the group's low-cost subsidiary, will continue its operations at Imphal, signalling a shift in service model but ensuring continued air connectivity," said another official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) here.</p>.<p>The Air India authorities could not be contacted for comment.</p>.<p>Air India has a cherished history in the region, connecting Imphal to major cities across the country, the officials added.</p>