Air India Group said it will operate a total of 24 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West region on Tuesday, while services to several destinations remain temporarily suspended, an Air India press release said.
The airline said Air India and Air India Express will jointly operate flights, including scheduled services to Jeddah and Muscat, along with additional non-scheduled flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Both carriers will continue to operate their scheduled services to and from Jeddah, with a total of 10 flights between India and Jeddah. Air India will operate one return flight from Delhi and two return flights from Mumbai. Air India Express will operate one flight each from Hyderabad and Kozhikode.
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Air India Express will also operate four scheduled flights to and from Muscat, including services from Delhi and Mumbai.
Apart from scheduled services, Air India Group said it will operate 10 non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to slot availability and prevailing conditions at the departure stations. The airline said these flights are being operated with the required clearances from Indian and local regulatory authorities.
In the case of UAE, Dubai has no regular scheduled flights, but ad hoc flights are operated by Air India and Air India Express to Delhi, while Abu Dhabi has no scheduled flights; ad hoc Air India Express flights operate to Delhi, Kozhikode and Mumbai.
All operations are suspended for Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Al Ain, according to a press release.
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In the case of Oman, regular scheduled services are active in Muscat, with Air India Express operating flights to Delhi and Mumbai, while all services are suspended in Salalah.
In case of Saudi operations in Jeddah, regular services remain active. Air India flies to Delhi and operates two flights to Mumbai. Air India Express operates flights to Hyderabad and Kozhikode.
All operations are suspended in Riyadh and Dammam.
There are no scheduled or ad hoc operations for Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait City and Tel Aviv.
The airline said all Air India flights to and from North America, Europe, Australia and other regions continue to operate as per the flight schedule.
Passengers booked on the suspended routes can rebook to a future date at no additional charge or opt for a full refund, the airline said.
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Air India passengers can submit a rebooking or cancellation request on the airline’s website at (or contact the 24×7 customer support hotline at 911169329333 or 911169329999.
Air India Express passengers traveling from the UAE can rebook their flights at no extra charge to other commercial flights from any station in the UAE to any destination in India.
The airline also said that passengers can rebook through Tia’s artificial intelligence digital assistant on WhatsApp at 91 63600 12345.
According to a press release, Air India Group is exploring the possibility of operating additional ad-hoc flights to and from destinations in West Asia.
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