British Airways has stepped up capacity on its India–U.K. routes, adding flights and deploying larger aircraft across key cities, as demand for direct travel rises amid disruptions to connections via Gulf hubs.

The airline said it has seen a 196% surge in travel searches, prompting it to add over 7,000 seats a week from India. At its peak, it will operate up to 70 weekly flights between India and London Heathrow.

As part of the expansion, an additional daily service between Bengaluru and London Heathrow will operate from June 1 to October 24, 2026, increasing the frequencies to 14 weekly flights on the Boeing 777.

Capacity is also being ramped up on the Hyderabad route. During the summer, the larger Boeing 777 will replace the Boeing 787, adding 68 seats per flight.

The airline has also extended higher frequencies on metro routes. A third daily service on the Delhi–London Heathrow route, currently operating between April 7 and May 31, will return during peak summer before becoming a regular feature from late September. Starting June 1, the route will also see the deployment of the larger Airbus A350, which adds 59 seats per flight and features the airline’s latest Club Suite business class.

On the Mumbai route, the third daily service, initially scheduled to operate between May 15 and May 31, has now been extended through June 19, further boosting capacity on one of the airline’s busiest sectors.

Other international carriers, including Lufthansa, Air France, and KLM, along with Air Canada, are also adding capacity to India as services to West Asia remain curtailed and demand shifts toward direct long-haul travel due to ongoing disruptions in West Asia. Air India has also added over 100 flights to Europe and North America.