The matter was understood to have been discussed at a meeting of senior Air India officials recently.
"The meeting discussed the issue of reducing the frequency of some of our flights, including the Delhi-New York and Mumbai-New York non-stop services.
However, due to divergent views, no final call was taken," an Air India official told PTI today on strict condition of anonymity.
According to the official, one of the proposals discussed was to cut the New York flights by half from both the destinations.
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Currently, there are seven flights a week from each destination. Apart from high operational costs, the load factor on both the routes is also understood to be below the air-carrier's expectations. "This is also weighing on the minds of the management," the official said.
The officials discussed reducing the flights to three from New Delhi and four from Mumbai in view of the not-so-encouraging load factor," he said.
The airline is incurring losses to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore per day on each of its flights. The average load factor is understood to be in the range below average 40-56 per cent.
Both the routes were launched with much fanfare during the tenure of the former Air India Chairman and Managing Director V Tulasidas.