Air India Express to resume Muscat flights from March 3; Gulf routes remain suspended due to Middle East tensions

Tata Group-owned Air India Express will resume flights to and from Muscat on Tuesday, March 3, after a temporary suspension due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the airline said in a statement on Monday.Fly to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia The UAE will continue to suspend flights until 23:59 IST on March 3, news agency PTI reported.

The airline will resume scheduled flights between Muscat and Indian cities such as Delhi, Cochin, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai and Tiruchirappalli. The first flight to be operated is Muscat-Tiruchirappalli, departing at 1025 hours local time on Tuesday.The statement also pointed out that due to the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, many airspaces in the Middle East have been closed, affecting flight operations.