Mumbai, March 10 Full-service carrier Air India and its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express announced on Tuesday that they will jointly operate a total of 58 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia on March 11.
Amid the escalating conflict in the region involving the US, Israel, and Iran, airlines are operating services in a controlled manner due to airspace restrictions and closures.
The two carriers will continue to operate their respective scheduled services to and from Jeddah and Muscat on March 11, Air India said in a statement.
While Air India will operate eight flights to and from Jeddah, Air India Express will operate 14 scheduled flights to and from Muscat, it stated.
On Wednesday, Air India will operate one round-trip each from Delhi and Mumbai to Jeddah, and Air India Express will operate one round-trip each from Hyderabad and Kozhikode to Jeddah.
Air India Express will also operate its scheduled services to Muscat, including one 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 will 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 necessary permissions from the relevant Indian and local regulatory authorities, it added.