New Delhi, March 18 Airlines are operating flights to the conflict-ridden West Asia in a controlled manner, with Air India, Air India Express, and IndiGo deciding on Wednesday to resume services to Dubai while services to a few other cities in the region remain suspended.
Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from West Asia on March 19 (Thursday).
They will operate 16 scheduled and 32 unscheduled flights on Thursday, Air India said in a statement. There will also be services connecting Dubai.
"Following the latest update from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, flight operations to and from Dubai have resumed with effect from 1600 hrs (DXB local time) on March 18, 2026," IndiGo said in a post on X.
Akasa Air said that after a safety assessment and a review of the prevailing situation, it would progressively restore select services in the region.
"Starting today, flights will begin operating to/from Riyadh and Mumbai... We continue to operate flights to/from Jeddah and Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kochi and Kozhikode," the airline said in a post on X.
The carrier's flights to and from Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Kuwait remain suspended until March 21.
The conflict in West Asia has disrupted flight operations due to airspace restrictions.
Around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the West Asia region to India since February 28, the day when the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran started.