Overview
- - The Civil Aviation Ministry said 279 international services by Indian carriers were cancelled on March 8, with 49 flights planned from West Asia subject to feasibility.
- - Air India and Air India Express are maintaining scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat using routes over Saudi Arabia and Oman, while services to Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Kuwait and Riyadh remain suspended into next week.
- - The Air India group is flying 30–32 non-scheduled services to UAE cities on March 8–9 for repatriation, prioritising existing bookings and operating subject to slot and regulatory approvals.
- - Passengers on cancelled flights can rebook without fees or opt for refunds, and Air India Express is allowing travellers in the UAE to switch to any UAE departure and any India destination at no extra charge.
- - Air India will add 78 flights between March 10 and 18 on nine routes including New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Malé and Colombo, as IndiGo, SpiceJet, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways run limited services under close schedule monitoring by authorities.