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New Delhi, March 15 Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from the Middle East on Monday.The two airlines will continue their scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat, including a total of 10 flights between Indian cities and Jeddah...

Mumbai, March 15 The DGCA, aviation safety watchdog, has provided temporary relaxations in flight duty norms for Air India's long-haul flights, as the airline is taking longer routes due to airspace restrictions amid the Middle East conflict, sources said on Sunday.With restrictions on Iranian...

New Delhi, March 15 Air India Express cancelled its planned flights connecting Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, and Sharjah on Sunday, following instructions from the UAE airport authorities.However, the airline will operate one round trip on the Delhi-Dubai sector, to and from Dubai, subject to...

New Delhi, March 11 – The International Cricket Council (ICC) provided an update on Wednesday regarding the departure of teams following the conclusion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, confirming that members of the South Africa and West Indies contingents are returning home amidst ongoing...

Bengaluru, March 11 A total of 21 flights were cancelled at Kempegowda International Airport on Wednesday due to airspace restrictions affecting services to several West Asian destinations, BIIAL said.In a statement, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which manages the airport...

Dubai, March 11 The ICC has expressed sympathy for West Indies and South African players over their "genuine frustration" at being unable to fly home after the T20 World Cup due to the West Asia conflict, rejecting "suggestions that these decisions have been driven by anything other than the...

New Delhi, March 11 – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued a formal response to the logistical crisis that has left several teams stranded in India following the conclusion of their 2026 T20 World Cup campaigns.The ICC aimed to address the rising frustrations among players and...

New Delhi, March 10 – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that commercial travel arrangements have been secured for members of the West Indies national cricket team currently in India, following continued delays with a charter flight organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).The...

Kolkata, March 9 The stranded West Indies and South Africa squads are scheduled to leave Kolkata in the early hours of Tuesday on a shared charter flight to Johannesburg following their exits from the T20 World Cup.From Johannesburg, the West Indies squad will continue to Antigua.This shared...

New Delhi, March 9 Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 60 flights to and from cities in the Middle East, including 32 non-scheduled services connecting the UAE.Amid the escalating Middle East conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, airlines are operating services in a...

New Delhi, March 9 An IndiGo flight bound for Manchester, operated with a leased Boeing 787 aircraft, returned to the national capital on Monday due to certain restrictions when the plane was to enter the Eritrean airspace, according to sources.Also, an IndiGo flight from London Heathrow to...

Basel, March 9 Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will miss the Swiss Open as she recovers from the three-day ordeal in Dubai, while H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian challenge at the USD 250,000 tournament starting here on Tuesday.Sindhu had to withdraw from the All...

New Delhi, March 8 Indian airlines cancelled 279 international flights on Sunday due to the Middle East conflict, while the Civil Aviation Ministry said it is closely monitoring the situation.The airlines plan to operate 50 flights from the region on Monday, the ministry said, adding that it...

New Delhi, March 8 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement in the Lok Sabha on the situation in West Asia on Monday.The second half of the Budget session of Parliament will begin on Monday.According to the revised list of business of the Lok Sabha for March 9 circulated...

Kolkata, March 8 – The West Indies and South Africa squads have finally received confirmation regarding their departure from India after their campaigns in the ICC T20 World Cup came to an end.According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, both teams are currently based in Kolkata and are scheduled to...

New Delhi, March 7: Air travel between India and the Gulf region is gradually resuming amid disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with airlines including Air India and IndiGo announcing special and scheduled flights on Saturday to bring back stranded passengers.Flight...

New Delhi, March 6 Domestic airlines are scheduled to operate 96 flights to and from the Middle East on Friday, while the carriers have cancelled 278 international services for the day, the government said on Friday amid the ongoing conflict in the region.The situation in the Middle East has...

New Delhi, March 6 Domestic airlines are scheduled to operate 96 flights to and from the Middle East on Friday, while the carriers have cancelled 278 international services for the day, the government said on Friday amid the conflict in the region.The situation in the Middle East has disrupted...

A total of 278 flights scheduled to be operated today by Indian domestic carriers have been cancelled due to the ongoing developments in West Asia and the resulting airspace restrictions. The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that flight operations have been affected across several sectors. In a...

New Delhi, March 6 Domestic airlines are scheduled to operate 96 flights to and from the Middle East on Friday, while the carriers have cancelled 278 international services for the day, the government said on Friday amid the conflict in the region.The situation in the Middle East has disrupted...