The carrier announced plans in October to launch services to the two cities, mirroring its Mumbai and Delhi routes from Heathrow. Manchester-Mumbai flights were due to operate three times a week from 19 December and Delhi twice a week from 5 January.
However, on its Flightstore trade site, the airline said: “We are continuously reviewing our flying programme and in response to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 we have made the difficult decision to withdraw our Manchester to Delhi and Mumbai services which were due to launch in January.