Overview
- India’s civil aviation ministry reported 279 international cancellations on March 8 and said 49 flights from West Asia were scheduled subject to feasibility, with airfares under monitoring and helplines activated.
- Air India and Air India Express kept scheduled services to Jeddah and Muscat and operated multiple non‑scheduled UAE flights for stranded passengers, with AI Express suspending Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Kuwait and Riyadh through March 13 and Air India pausing Dammam, Doha and Riyadh through March 10.
- Air India announced 78 additional flights between March 10 and 18 on routes linking India with New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Malé and Colombo, adding about 17,660 seats, with JFK operations subject to regulatory approvals.
- IndiGo restarted Europe operations and continued flights to eight Middle East destinations, SpiceJet added UAE–India services, Etihad published a limited schedule, Qatar Airways outlined restricted corridor flights without fully resuming regular operations, and Emirates listed available UAE–India options.
- Operational impacts remained concentrated at major airports, with Mumbai reporting 66 cancellations on March 8 and Delhi warning of delays and changes as airlines continually adjust routings and schedules.