BENGALURU, July 15 (Reuters) - Air India said on Tuesday

it would partially restore its international flight schedule

that was scaled back following the crash involving its flight

last month that killed 260 people.

As part of the restoration, Air India will start a

thrice-weekly service between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from

August 1 to September 30, replacing the currently operating

five-times-a-week flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London from the

Indian city of Ahmedabad began to lose thrust and crashed

shortly after takeoff on June 12. All but one of the 242 people

on board and 19 others on the ground were killed.

Air India reduced some of its international flights

following the crash as part of a "safety pause" that the carrier

said allowed it to perform additional precautionary checks on

its Boeing 787 aircraft.

The partial service resumption will see some flights

being restored from August 1, with full restoration planned from

October 1, 2025, Air India said.

As part of the partial resumption, Air India has reduced

flights to some destinations in Europe and North America. These

include reductions in the frequency of Delhi-to-Paris flights to

seven times a week from 12, effective August 1.

Flights on the Delhi-Milan route have been reduced to

three times a week from four earlier.

The frequency of flights from Mumbai and Delhi to New

York JFK has been cut to six times a week from seven earlier,

the airline said.