Air India ramps up West Asia flights, adds flexible UAE services

Air India and Air India Express announced in an official press release an updated international schedule for March 27, operating 22 scheduled and non-scheduled flights between India and key West Asian destinations.

Air India will run four scheduled flights to and from Jeddah (two each from Delhi and Mumbai) and two services between Mumbai and Riyadh. Air India Express will operate four flights each to Muscat (from Delhi and Mumbai) and Riyadh (from Bengaluru and Kozhikode).

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In addition, both carriers will operate eight non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to airport slots and conditions, providing extra capacity amid heightened travel demand.



The press release also included a detailed summary of scheduled, non-scheduled and temporarily suspended operations for 27 March, covering multiple West Asian countries. While scheduled services will continue between India and destinations such as Jeddah, Riyadh and Muscat, certain UAE airports, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, will see only non-scheduled flights.

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Here’s the information formatted as a clean table:

Country	Airport	Scheduled Operations	Ad Hoc Operations	Operating Sectors
UAE	Dubai	No	Yes	Air India – Delhi Air India Express – Delhi
	Abu Dhabi	No	Yes	Air India Express – Delhi, Mumbai
	Ras Al Khaimah	No	No	—
	Sharjah	No	No	—
	Al Ain	No	No	—
Oman	Muscat	Yes	No	Air India Express – Delhi, Mumbai
	Salalah	No	No	—
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Yes	No	Air India – Delhi, Mumbai
	Riyadh	Yes	No	Air India – Mumbai Air India Express – Bengaluru, Kozhikode
	Dammam	No	No	—
Bahrain	Bahrain	No	No	—
Qatar	Doha	No	No	—
Kuwait	Kuwait	No	No	—
Israel	Tel Aviv	No	No	—

All other global routes to North America, Europe, and Australia will operate as planned. Passengers on temporarily suspended flights can rebook for free or request refunds via the airline’s website or 24x7 support. Air India is also exploring additional ad-hoc flights to meet passenger needs in the region.