West Asia conflict: Air India, IndiGo to run over 90 flights today to bring stranded passengers
Mangalore Today News Network
New Delhi, Mar 11, 2026: West Asia Conflict: Amid disrupted flight operations due to escalating tensions between Israel, the US, and Iran, Indian carriers, including Air India, Air India Express, and IndiGo, have said they will operate over 90 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia on Wednesday.
Amid the escalating conflict in the region involving the US, Israel and Iran, airlines are operating services in a calibrated manner as there are airspace restrictions and closures.
In a statement, it said that Air India and Air India Express will together operate a total of 58 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia. The two carriers will continue to operate their respective scheduled services to and from Jeddah and Muscat on March 11.
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— Air India (@airindia) March 9, 2026
Air India and Air India Express will together operate 14 flights to and from Jeddah, while Air India Express will be operating 14 flights to and from Muscat on 10 March 2026.
The two carriers are also planning to operate a total of 32 additional non-scheduled…
While Air India will operate eight flights to and from Jeddah, Air India Express will be operating 14 scheduled flights to and from Muscat, it stated.
Air India will operate one round-trip each from Delhi and Mumbai to Jeddah, and Air India Express will operate a round-trip each from Hyderabad and Kozhikode to Jeddah on Wednesday.
Air India Express will also operate its scheduled services to Muscat, including a round-trip each from Delhi, Mumbai, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli, and two round-trips from Kochi, the airline said.
In addition to the scheduled services, Air India and Air India Express would also operate a total of 36 ad-hoc non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to the availability of slots and other prevailing conditions at the respective point of departure at the time, it said.
These flights are being operated with the requisite permissions from the relevant Indian and local regulatory authorities, it added
Additionally, IndiGo has said that it will operate flights to 8 destinations across the Middle East, along with select routes to Europe on March 11.
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— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) March 10, 2026
IndiGo is working closely with the relevant authorities to gradually rebuild its flight network in Middle East, enabling customers to reunite with their loved ones and continue their journeys.
On 11 March 2026, IndiGo will operate flights to 8 destinations… pic.twitter.com/3MooQwIzbc
On Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said that it is ‘closely monitoring developments’ in West Asia and their potential implications for air travel between India and the region, adding that airlines are making appropriate operational arrangements in response to the flaring situation there, while passenger safety and continuity of services remain the top priority.
With flights gradually taking to the skies once again, normalcy is slowly returning to the UAE, and for the thousands of Indians eager to get home, the wait is finally coming to an end.
Following the US-Israel strikes against Iran on February 28, Iran launched a wave of retaliatory attacks, using drones and missiles targeting multiple Arab countries in the region as a retaliatory action, which resulted in flight cancellations.