Air India, Air India Express to together operate 80 flights to and from West Asia on March 14

Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 80 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on 14 March, according to a company statement.

The two airlines will continue their scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat on March 14. Together, they will run 10 flights to and from Jeddah, while Air India Express will operate 8 scheduled flights to and from Muscat.

As part of these services, Air India will operate one round-trip from Delhi and two round-trips from Mumbai to Jeddah. Air India Express will run one flight each from Kozhikode and Mangaluru to Jeddah and back.


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Air India Express will also continue its scheduled services to Muscat, operating one round-trip each from Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode and Mumbai.

In addition to the scheduled services, the two airlines will together operate 62 non-scheduled flights to and from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, subject to slot availability and prevailing conditions at departure airports. The flights are being operated after obtaining the required approvals from Indian and local regulatory authorities.

Meanwhile, all Air India flights to and from North America, Europe and Australia continue to operate as per schedule.

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Passengers booked on routes where the Air India group’s scheduled services remain temporarily suspended have been allowed to rebook travel for a future date without additional charges or opt for a full refund, the airline said.

Scheduled/non-scheduled/temporarily suspended flights for 14 March

UAE

• Dubai: No scheduled flight. Non-scheduled ones are: Air India - Delhi x 3, Mumbai x 2; Air India Express - Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi x 2, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai x 2.
• Abu Dhabi: No scheduled flight. Non-scheduled ones are: Air India Express - Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai
• Ras Al Khaimah: No scheduled flight. Non-scheduled ones are: Air India Express - Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode
• Sharjah: No scheduled flight. Non-scheduled ones are: Air India Express - Bengaluru, Delhi, Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram
• Al Ain: No scheduled/non-scheduled flights

Oman

• Muscat: Scheduled flight: Air India Express - Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai
• Salalah: No flight

Saudi Arabia

• Jeddah: Scheduled flight: Air India Express - Kozhikode, Mangaluru
• Riyadh: No scheduled flight. Non-scheduled ones are: Air India Express – Kozhikode x 1, Air India – Delhi x 1
• Dammam: No flight

Bahrain (Bahrain), Doha (Qatar), Kuwait (Kuwait), Tel Aviv (Israel): No flights scheduled/non-scheduled for March 14.