Air India, Air India Express to operate 42 flights to West Asia on April 4

Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 42 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on April 4, 2026.

This includes 26 non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to slot availability and other operational conditions at departure airports. All flights are being conducted with permissions from relevant Indian and local authorities.

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Flight summary for April 4 – West Asia:

• UAE:

  • Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah – non-scheduled flights only

  • Key sectors include Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Mumbai, Lucknow, Amritsar, Kannur, Tiruchirappalli

• Oman:

  • Muscat – scheduled flights (Delhi, Mumbai)

  • Salalah – no operations

• Saudi Arabia:

  • Jeddah and Riyadh – scheduled flights

  • Dammam – no operations

• Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel: No operations

All Air India flights to North America, Europe, Australia, and other regions will continue as scheduled.

Passenger options:

• Guests on temporarily suspended routes can rebook for free or request a full refund.

• Rebooking and cancellations for Air India can be done via airindia.com or by calling +91 1169329333 / +91 1169329999.

• Air India Express passengers from the UAE can rebook on additional ad-hoc flights or via the AI assistant Tia on WhatsApp +91 63600 12345.

The airlines are proactively contacting affected passengers and advise ensuring updated mobile numbers to receive notifications.

Air India and Air India Express are exploring additional ad-hoc flights to and from West Asia to support passenger travel.