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Important Update - Air India Group: 09 March 2026

Mar 09, 2026
INTERNATIONAL

Air India and Air India Express will operate their respective scheduled services to and from Jeddah and Muscat on 10 March 2026, with the airspaces over Saudi Arabia and Oman remaining open. The two airlines will together operate a total of 14 flights to and from Jeddah and Air India Express will operate 14 flights to and from Muscat.

On 10 March 2026, Air India will operate one round-trip from Delhi and two round trips from Mumbai to Jeddah, and Air India Express will operate one round-trip each from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangaluru, and Kozhikode.

Air India Express will also operate its scheduled services to Muscat, including one round-trip each from Delhi, Kannur, Kochi, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli.

Scheduled flights on 10 March 2026:

Country

Airport

Airline

Sector

Flight no

Oman

Muscat (MCT)

Air India Express

Mumbai - Muscat - Mumbai

IX235 / IX236

Delhi - Muscat - Delhi

IX163 / IX164

Kochi - Muscat - Kochi

IX431 / IX432

Kozhikode - Muscat - Kozhikode

IX337 / IX338

Mangaluru - Muscat - Mangaluru

IX817 / IX818

Trichinappalli - Muscat - Trichinappalli

IX619 / IX620

Thiruvananthapuram - Muscat - Thiruvananthapuram

IX550 / IX549

Saudia Arabia

Jeddah (JED)

Air India

Mumbai-Jeddah-Mumbai

AI2251 / AI2252

Mumbai-Jeddah-Mumbai

AI2245 / AI2246

Delhi-Jeddah-Delhi

AI2255 / AI2256

Air India Express

Kozhikode - Jeddah - Kozhikode

IX397 / IX398

Mangaluru – Jeddah - Mangaluru

IX845/ IX 846

Bengaluru - Jeddah - Bengaluru

IX941 / IX942

Hyderabad - Jeddhah - Hyderabad

IX939 / IX940

Additional, non-scheduled flights

In addition to the scheduled services, Air India and Air India Express would operate a total of 32 ad-hoc non-scheduled flights between Indian cities and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 10 March 2026, subject to availability of slots and other conditions prevailing at the respective point of departure at the time. These flights are being operated with the requisite permissions from the relevant Indian and local regulatory authorities.

While Air India would operate 10 non-scheduled flights to and from Dubai, including three roundtrips from Mumbai and two round-trips from Delhi, Air India Express will operate one round-trip each to Dubai from Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Air India Express will operate 18 non-scheduled flights to and from other emirates of the UAE, including one round-trip each to Abu Dhabi from Bengaluru and Mumbai, one round-trip each to Sharjah from Bengaluru and Mumbai, and one-round trip each to Ras Al-Khaimah from Delhi, Bengaluru, Kochi, and two round-trips from Mumbai.

Non-scheduled flights on 10 March 2026: 

Country

Airport

Airline

Sector

Flight no

UAE

Dubai (DXB)

Air India

Delhi – Dubai - Delhi

AI4205 / AI4206

Delhi – Dubai - Delhi

AI4209 / AI4210

Mumbai - Dubai - Mumbai

AI4207 / AI4208

Mumbai – Dubai - Mumbai

AI4201 / AI4202

Mumbai – Dubai - Mumbai

AI4217 / AI4218

Air India Express

Bengaluru - Dubai - Bengaluru

IX1115 / IX1116

Mumbai - Dubai - Mumbai

IX1117 / IX1118

Ras Al Khaimah (RKT)

Air India Express

Mumbai - Ras Al Khaimah - Mumbai

IX1121 / IX1122

Mumbai - Ras Al Khaimah - Mumbai

IX6605 / IX6606

Kochi - Ras Al Khaimah - Kochi

IX1123 / IX1125

Delhi - Ras Al Khaimah - Delhi

IX6603 / IX6604

Bengaluru - Ras Al Khaimah - Bengaluru

IX6701 / IX6702

Abu Dhabi (AUH)

Air India Express

Mumbai - Abu Dhabi - Mumbai

IX257 / IX268

Bengaluru - Abu Dhabi - Bengaluru

IX865 / IX866

Sharjah (SHJ)

Air India Express

Mumbai - Sharjah - Mumbai

IX251 / IX252

Bengaluru - Sharjah - Bengaluru

IX6607 / IX6608

Cancellation of scheduled operations to other points in West Asia

Air India group’s scheduled operations until 13 March 2026 to and from other points in the West Asia have been cancelled. Guests booked to travel on any of the cancelled flights may conveniently rebook to a future date at no additional charge or opt for a full refund.

Air India guests are advised to raise their rebooking or cancellation requests on the airline’s website at http://airindia.com.For more information, please contact the 24x7 customer support hotline at +911169329333 or +911169329999.

Air India Express guests booked to travel from any station in the UAE can conveniently rebook their flights without additional charges on Air India Express' additional commercial flights operating from any UAE station to any destination in India.

Example:
A guest with an active booking on a cancelled Dubai – Jaipur flight can now move their booking to a Ras Al Khaimah – Delhi flight at no extra cost.

Air India and Air India Express are proactively reaching out to impacted guests using the mobile numbers registered with the airline to provide rebooking options. Guests are requested to ensure their current and active mobile numbers are updated with the airline to receive these important notifications.

Air India Express guests with active bookings can also rebook their flights through the airline’s AI‑powered digital assistant Tia, available on WhatsApp at +91 63600 12345.

Air India group is exploring every opportunity to operate other additional ad-hoc flights to and from destinations in West Asia.

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