This comes days after Air India (and its budget arm Air India Express) began implementing fuel surcharges in a phased manner from March 12 onwards

This comes days after Air India (and its budget arm Air India Express) began implementing fuel surcharges in a phased manner from March 12 onwards

This comes days after Air India (and its budget arm Air India Express) began implementing fuel surcharges in a phased manner from March 12 onwards

As the Gulf crisis rages on, hurting airspaces across the region, Air India and its budget arm, Air India Express, on Saturday announced its limited flight schedule to West Asia for Sunday (March 15).

The two carriers will operate 72 scheduled and 52 non-scheduled services to and from West Asia on March 15, the airline said in a statement.

The 72 scheduled services include flights to and from Jeddah and Muscat—Air India Express' 12 flights to and from Muscat, and eight flights (from both carriers) to and from Jeddah.

Of those eight flights, Air India will operate one round-trip service each from Delhi and Mumbai, while Air India Express will operate one flight each from Bengaluru and Kozhikode.

Air India Express' set of 12 flights to and from Muscat includes services from Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram.

The non-scheduled flights will be operated to and from the UAE and Saudi Arabia "subject to availability of slots" and developing airspace conditions based on the war.

"All Air India flights to and from North America, Europe, Australia and other regions continue to operate per schedule," the airline reaffirmed.

It added that guests scheduled to travel on any of the routes where Air India's scheduled services remain temporarily suspended can either rebook to a future date (at no additional charge), or opt for a full refund.

Full list of services on Sunday (March 15)

AIRPORT        STATUS         OPERATING SECTORS

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Dubai               Ad Hoc           Air India: Delhi (x3),

                                                Mumbai (x2)

                                                 AI Express: Chennai, 

                                                 Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi,

                                                 Kozhikode, Mumbai

Abu Dhabi           Ad Hoc         AI Express: Bengaluru,

                                                  Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode,

                                                  Mumbai

Ras Al Khaimah      Ad Hoc       AI Express: Kochi,

                                                    Kozhikode

Sharjah             Ad Hoc               AI Express: Delhi,

                                                     Kannur, Kochi, 

                                                     Kozhikode, Mumbai,

                                                     Thiruvananthapuram

Muscat              Scheduled        AI Express: Delhi, Kochi,

                                                   Kozhikode, Mangaluru,

                                                   Mumbai,

                                                   Thiruvananthapuram

Jeddah              Scheduled        Air India: Delhi, Mumbai

                                                  AI Express: Kozhikode,

                                                  Bengaluru

Riyadh              Ad Hoc           Air India: Delhi

                                                 AI Express: Kozhikode

Dammam           Nil                  Nil

Salalah                Nil                 Nil

Bahrain             Nil                     Nil

Doha                 Nil                      Nil

Kuwait              Nil                      Nil

Tel Aviv            Nil                       Nil

Al Ain              Nil                       Nil