Foreign airlines are upgrading their services in India as competition with domestic carriers like Air India and IndiGo intensifies. Malaysia Airlines, Swiss and SAS are among the foreign carriers introducing newer aircraft and enhanced offerings on key routes.

Malaysia Airlines will deploy the Airbus A330neo on its Delhi route during the winter season. The airline currently operates 80 weekly flights to ten Indian cities and will introduce the A330neo on one of its two Delhi flights from mid-January. The aircraft features business class suites and a new entertainment system.

Swiss has launched its maiden service between Zurich and Bengaluru on October 27. The airline will deploy the Airbus A350 on its Mumbai route from December 15, which is expected to cut travel time between Mumbai and Zurich by 25 minutes.

SAS Airlines will operate higher capacity Airbus A350 aircraft on its Mumbai route during the summer schedule. Meanwhile, Air India is deploying new and retrofitted Boeing 787 aircraft on various routes, including Bengaluru-London and Mumbai-Tokyo. The airline is also introducing new products on these routes.

IndiGo continues to focus on enhancing its premium offerings, with an increased emphasis on IndiGoStretch, its business class product.