Air India, AI Express to operate 44 West Asia flights on Tuesday

Air India and Air India Express will operate 44 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Amid the ongoing West Asian conflict, Dubai airport has imposed restrictions on the operations of foreign carriers. As a result, IndiGo, Air India group and SpiceJet suspended their services to Dubai.

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Air India and Air India Express will operate 44 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia, including Muscat and Jeddah, it said in a statement on Monday.

IndiGo, in a post on site

In a post on X, SpiceJet said that flight operations to/from Dubai have been restricted due to the developing situation in the region.