Gulf flights back daily

Air India Express is back to daily flying on key Gulf routes in April, restoring service to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat and Jeddah. (blog.wego.com) The airline’s own schedule page shows Gulf routes on sale again, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah links from Indian cities such as Mangaluru, Kozhikode, Kochi and Kannur. Its booking pages also list Muscat and Jeddah-connected markets alongside the wider international network. (airindiaexpress.com, flights.airindiaexpress.com) This is a step up from April 5, when Air India and Air India Express said several United Arab Emirates flights were still running as non-scheduled services, with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah dependent on slot availability and local permissions. Muscat and Jeddah were the more stable points then, with scheduled Air India Express sectors already listed from Indian cities including Delhi, Kannur, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Kozhikode and Mangaluru. (airindia.com) The disruptions began after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation classified 11 West Asian flight information regions as high risk in late February 2026, forcing airlines to cut or suspend normal schedules. By early April, Air India Group was patching service back together with 30 to 42 West Asia flights a day, many of them announced only 24 to 48 hours ahead. (blog.wego.com, airindia.com) For passengers, the practical change is predictability. A daily pattern on Gulf routes gives Indian workers, families and short-notice travelers a clearer path to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat and Jeddah than the ad-hoc relief-style flying that dominated March and early April. (blog.wego.com) Air India Express says its domestic India network has stayed normal through the Middle East disruption. Wego’s route roundup says the carrier’s 43-destination domestic system, including metro and regional links from Kerala hubs, has continued operating without interruption. (blog.wego.com) That split matters inside the airline’s network. Air India Express is a budget carrier with a large base in south India, especially Kerala and coastal Karnataka, where Gulf routes feed labor traffic and visiting-family demand year round. (airindiaexpress.com, blog.wego.com) The recovery is still uneven. Wego reports that some United Arab Emirates flights remain effectively ad-hoc even after daily service resumed, which means travelers still need to watch the airline’s flight-status and schedule pages for last-minute changes tied to airspace conditions and airport slots. (blog.wego.com, airindiaexpress.com) For now, the headline is simple: Air India Express has put daily Gulf flying back on the board without cutting its India network, turning an emergency schedule into something closer to a normal timetable. (blog.wego.com, airindiaexpress.com)