Around 50 flights planned to and from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah
Dubai/Gurugram, 06 March 2026: With airspace over Saudi Arabia and Oman open, Air India and
Air India Express continue to operate scheduled flights to and from Jeddah and Muscat. Airspace
closures in other parts of West Asia still impact operations, and scheduled commercial flights to the
affected regions remain suspended until further notice. To support guests stranded in the region, both
airlines are operating additional non- scheduled commercial flights on 7 March with necessary
clearances from Indian and local authorities. Air India Express will operate 43 flights across the region
on 7 March, and together the airlines are connecting Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Ras Al
Khaimah and Sharjah with major Indian cities.
The following scheduled flights are planned to operate on 7 th March 2026:
Country Airport Airline Sector Flight no
Oman Muscat (MCT) Air India Express
Mumbai – Muscat – Mumbai IX235 / IX236
Delhi – Muscat – Delhi IX163 / IX164
Kochi – Muscat – Kochi IX431 / IX432
Kochi – Muscat – Kochi IX441 / IX442
Kozhikode – Muscat – Kozhikode IX337 / IX338
Kozhikode – Muscat – Kozhikode IX318 / IX317
Thiruvananthapuram – Muscat –
Thiruvananthapuram IX550 / IX549
Saudia
Arabia Jeddah (JED)
Air India
Delhi – Jeddah – Delhi AI2255 / AI2256
Mumbai – Jeddah – Mumbai AI2251 / AI2252
Mumbai – Jeddah – Mumbai AI2245 / AI2246
Air India Express
Kozhikode – Jeddah – Kozhikode IX397 / IX398
Mangaluru – Jeddah IX845
Jeddah – Hyderabad IX940
The following additional non-scheduled flights are planned for 7 March. Since these flights are
intended primarily for stranded travellers, priority will be given to guests holding existing bookings with
either carrier.
Country Airport Airline Sector Flight no
UAE
Dubai (DXB)
Air India Mumbai – Dubai – Delhi AI4201 / AI4202
Delhi – Dubai – Delhi AI4205 / AI4206
Air India Express
Mumbai – Dubai – Mumbai IX2117 / IX2118
Mumbai – Dubai – Mumbai IX1117 / IX1118
Delhi – Dubai – Delhi IX2115 / IX2116
Bengaluru – Dubai – Bengaluru IX1115 / IX1116
Ras Al Khaimah
(RKT) Air India Express
Mumbai – Ras Al Khaimah – Mumbai IX1121 / IX1122
Mumbai – Ras Al Khaimah – Mumbai IX6605 / IX6606
Kochi – Ras Al Khaimah – Kochi IX1123 / IX1125
Delhi – Ras Al Khaimah – Delhi IX6603 / IX6604
Bengaluru – Ras Al Khaimah – Bengaluru IX6701 / IX6702
Abu Dhabi
(AUH) Air India Express Mumbai – Abu Dhabi – Mumbai IX257 / IX268
Bengaluru – Abu Dhabi – Bengaluru IX865 / IX866
Sharjah (SHJ) Air India Express Mumbai – Sharjah – Mumbai IX251 / IX252
Bengaluru – Sharjah – Bengaluru IX6607 / IX6608
Oman Muscat (MCT) Air India Express Mumbai – Muscat – Mumbai IX1112 / IX1113
Delhi – Muscat – Delhi IX6601 / IX6602
Air India guests booked to travel from any point in the West Asia region (with tickets issued until
4 March 2026 and originally planned travel between 28 February and 8 March 2026) can conveniently
rebook their flights to India on a future date within one month of originally intended travel date without
any additional charges or otherwise applicable fare difference.
Air India guests are advised to raise their rebooking or cancellation requests on the airline’s website at
http://airindia.com or contact the 24×7 customer support hotline at +911169329333 or
+911169329999.
Air India Express guests booked to travel from any station in the UAE can conveniently rebook their
flights without additional charges on Air India Express’ additional commercial flights operating from
any UAE station to any destination in India.
Example:
A guest with an active booking on a cancelled Dubai – Jaipur flight can now move their booking to a
Ras Al Khaimah – Delhi flight at no extra cost.
Air India and Air India Express are proactively reaching out to impacted guests using the mobile
numbers registered with the airline to provide rebooking options. Guests are requested to ensure their
current and active mobile numbers are updated with the airline to receive these important
notifications.
AIX Guests with active bookings can also rebook their flights through our AI‑powered digital assistant
Tia, available on WhatsApp at +91 63600 12345.
Air India group is exploring every opportunity to operate other additional ad-hoc flights to and from
destinations in West Asia.
Air India’s services to Europe (including the United Kingdom) and North America are operating as per
schedule since 2 March 2026 on safe alternative routes. Due to the extended routing in the current
circumstances, flights from India to North America are making technical stops at Rome (Fiumicino) or
Vienna before continuing to the respective destinations.
List of routes on which Air India or Air India Express operations remain suspended until
further notice:
Country Route Airline
UAE Abu Dhabi to Bengaluru, Delhi,
Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru,
Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram,
and Tiruchirapalli,
Air India Express
Ras Al-Khaimah to Kannur, and
Kozhikode
Sharjah to Amirtsar, Delhi, Indore,
Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Surat,
Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli,
Varanasi, and Vijayawada
Dubai to Amritsar, Goa, Jaipur,
Lucknow, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kochi,
Mangaluru, Surat,
Thiruvananthapuram, and
Tiruchirapalli
Dubai to Kochi, Hyderabad, and Kochi Air India
Oman
Salalah to Kozhikode, Kochi Air India Express
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh to Bengaluru, Lucknow, Kannur,
Kozhikode, Kannur, and
Thiruvananthapuram
Air India Express
Riyadh to Delhi, and Mumbai Air India
Dammam to Bengaluru, Delhi,
Kozhikode, Kochi, Mangaluru,
Tiruchirapalli, and
Thiruvananthapuram
Air India Express
Dammam to Mumbai Air India
Kuwait
Kuwait to Bengaluru, Kochi,
Kozhikode, Mangaluru, and
Tiruchirapalli
Air India Express
Bahrain Bahrain to Kozhikode, Kochi, and
Mangaluru Air India Express
Qatar
Doha to Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode,
Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram Air India Express
Doha to Delhi and Mumbai Air India
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