Air India, Air India Express Add 34 West Asia Flights for March 20
The move concentrates capacity on constrained Gulf corridors to keep links open during the regional conflict.
Overview
- For Friday, the carriers plan 34 flights to West Asia, including 28 non‑scheduled services chiefly to and from the UAE.
- Air India Express will operate six scheduled Muscat services as part of the program.
- The additional services are contingent on slot availability and local operating conditions at departure stations.
- On March 19, the two airlines mounted 48 scheduled and chartered flights, with 32 extra charters to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- Regular India–West Asia operations have faced disruption since February 28 due to the conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran.