Air India and Air India Express to operate 48 flights to West Asia on March 16

The Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and nonscheduled flights to and from West Asia on March 16 the airline said in a statementThe services are being run with the necessary permissions from Indian and local regulatory authorities amid changing conditions in the region it saidThe airlines will continue scheduled operations to Jeddah and MuscatA total of 10 flights between India and Jeddah are planned for the dayAir India will operate one return flight each from Delhi and MumbaiAir India Express will operate flights from Bengaluru Kozhikode and MangaluruFor Muscat Air India Express will run 12 scheduled services including flights from Delhi Kannur Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram along with two services from Kochi an official statement saidImportantUpdate Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and nonscheduled flights to and from the West Asia regionTo know more httpstcosRsugeANL9mdash Air India airindia March 15 2026Additional nonscheduled flightsIt said that besides the scheduled operations the Air India group will also operate 26 nonscheduled flights connecting destinations in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia with IndiaThese additional flights will depend on slot availability and operational conditions at departure airportsThe airline said its flights to North America Europe Australia and other regions will continue to operate as scheduledPassengers whose flights remain temporarily suspended have been offered the option to rebook for a later date without additional charges or receive a full refund it saidGuests booked to travel on any of the routes where Air India grouprsquos scheduled services remain temporarily suspended may conveniently rebook to a future date at no additional charge or opt for a full refund the airline statement saidAir India cancels Dubai flightsMeanwhile Dubai International Airport has temporarily suspended all flight operations to and from the airport after a drone strikeFollowing the incident the Air India and Air India Express cancelled all flights to and from Dubai for the day due to operational constraints the airline said in a statementThe airline has offered affected passengers the option to rebook their travel to a future date or cancel their tickets for a full refund at no additional costMeanwhile Air India Express said its adhoc flight operations to and from Abu Dhabi Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah will continue as scheduledThe airline added that its teams are working to assist passengers and ensure that stranded travellers are brought home safely at the earliest opportunityAssistance for passengersThe airline statement said that it is contacting affected passengers using the registered mobile numbers provided during booking to offer rebooking optionsPassengers travelling with Air India Express from the United Arab Emirates can also rebook flights from any UAE station to India without additional charges on the airlinersquos extra commercial servicesAir India guests are advised to raise their rebooking or cancellation requests on the airlinersquos website at httpairindiacom For more information please contact the 24x7 customer support hotline at 911169329333 or 911169329999 the airline statedAir India Express guests with active bookings can also rebook their flights through the airlinersquos AIpowered digital assistant Tia available on WhatsApp at 91 63600 12345 it said