Air India to operate 44 UAE flights on Tuesday
Air India and its budget subsidiary Air India Express said it will operate 44 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the Middle East on Tuesday, March 17.
"In addition to the scheduled services, Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 24 non-scheduled flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, subject to availability of slots and other prevailing conditions at the departure stations at the time," the air carrier said in a statement.
The airline's flight operations to and from Dubai remain suspended.
It asked customers to ensure their registered mobile numbers were updated to receive important information. Other commercial airlines, including India's largest carrier IndiGo, are also running non-scheduled flights based on the availability of slots at airports in the UAE.
Millions of Indian nationals work and live in the Gulf nations. Many of them are trying to return home to their families amid the ongoing conflict in Iran.
"Air India group is exploring every opportunity to operate other additional ad-hoc flights to and from destinations in West Asia," the airline said.
The UAE temporarily closed its airspace overnight amid more Iranian attacks, suspending operations at Dubai's international airport, before reopening it later on Tuesday.
