Mumbai, March 6 More than 140 international flights were cancelled at the airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata on Friday as the Middle East crisis continued to impact flight operations.
Airlines have partially resumed operations, and some are providing limited services to and from certain destinations in the Middle East.
Officials said that at least 142 flights were cancelled at the four airports, with 39 departures and 34 arrivals cancelled at the Mumbai airport.
While the total number of flight cancellations at the Bangalore airport was 33, including 15 departures and 18 arrivals, 15 departures and 14 arrivals were cancelled at the Delhi airport.
According to officials, a total of 7 flights – 4 departures and 3 arrivals – were cancelled at the Kolkata airport.
The escalating conflict between the US and Israel, and Iran, has impacted flight operations, as some airspaces in the Middle East have been closed.
Akasa Air said it would operate the Mumbai-Jeddah-Mumbai flight on Friday.
The airline said on Saturday that it would operate flights from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Kochi to Jeddah.
Earlier in the day, SpiceJet said it would operate 14 special flights from the UAE to bring back stranded passengers.
On Thursday, the civil aviation ministry said that it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in West Asia, and that a total of 281 flights scheduled to be operated by Indian domestic carriers on Thursday were cancelled.
