Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, airspace closures have severely impacted flight operations, prompting Indian airlines Indigo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air, and Air India to cancel, divert, or delay services.
As a result of the ongoing situation in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatar airspace, Air India Express has diverted our Doha-bound flight from Kochi to Muscat and returned our flight bound from Kannur. We have no other flights bound for Qatar. Air India Express has no aircraft on
Speaking to reporters after receiving a new batch of 285 Indian nationals evacuated from the conflict-hit Iran at the Delhi Airport, Margherita said that 162 Indian nationals who had crossed into Jordan from Israel would be repatriated "within a day or two."
Despite these temporary reductions, Air India said it will continue to operate close to 600 daily flights with its narrowbody aircraft on 120 domestic and short-haul international routes.
Air India on Sunday said that all its flights are currently avoiding certain airspaces over the Persian Gulf, amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
"Due to adverse weather conditions, one of our flights to Patna was diverted briefly to Varanasi. When the weather improved, the flight resumed and landed in Patna. We regret the delay caused by circumstances beyond our control," the airline said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to the Accountable Manager of Air India for violating flight time rules.
Under Operation Sindhu, two evacuation flights carrying Indian nationals from Mashhad, Iran, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, will land in Delhi at 11:30 PM and 3:00 AM on June 20, 2025, amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.
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Air India said on Thursday that it will reduce flights on various internationa routes per week and temporarily suspend operations on three routes from June 21 to July 15, 2025.