Air India, Air India Express to operate 48 Mideast flights

Indian carriers Air India and Air India Express will together operate 48 scheduled and non-scheduled flights, to and from the Middle East region tomorrow (March 16).

Both carriers will continue their scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat, including a total of 10 flights between India and the Saudi port city, said a statement from Air India.

It will operate one return service each from Delhi and Mumbai, while Air India Express will operate one flight each from Bengaluru, Kozhikode and Mangalore.

In addition, Air India Express will launch 12 scheduled flights to and from Muscat, with one service each from Delhi, Kannur, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram and two services from Kochi.

In addition to the scheduled services, Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 26 non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE and Saudi Arabia, subject to availability of slots and other prevailing conditions at the departure stations at the time, said the statement. 

These flights are being operated with the requisite permissions from the relevant Indian and local regulatory authorities, it added.-TradeArabia News Service