Center East disaster: IndiGo resumes Dubai flights; Etihad, Qatar Airways to proceed restricted ops | World Information
The state of affairs within the Center East has grown more and more tense because the battle started 20 days in the past. The continued turmoil has made situations within the Gulf area unpredictable, considerably affecting air journey. Hundreds of passengers stay stranded as airways cancel flights or function restricted providers.
Air India and Air India Categorical have introduced that they’ll collectively function 48 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia area on March 19, 2026.
Each airways will proceed their scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat on this date. There might be a complete of 16 flights between India and Jeddah. Air India will function one return flight every from Delhi and mumbai. Air India Categorical will function one flight every from Bengaluru, Hyderabadand Kozhikode.
Air India Categorical may even function six scheduled flights to and from Muscat. These flights will embrace providers from Delhi, Kozhikode, and Mumbai.
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Air India and Air India Categorical will collectively function 48 scheduled and non-scheduled flights, to and from the West Asia area on 19 March 2026.
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— Air India (@airindia) March 18, 2026
As well as, Air India will function two scheduled flights to and from Riyadh from Delhi.
Aside from the scheduled providers, Air India and Air India Categorical will function a complete of 30 non-scheduled flights to and from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. These flights will rely on the provision of slots and different prevailing situations on the departure stations on the time of operation.
| Nation | Airport | Scheduled Operations | Advert Hoc Operations | Working Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | Dubai | No | Sure | Air India – Delhi Air India Categorical – Delhi |
| Abu Dhabi | No | Sure | Air India Categorical – Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai | |
| Ras Al Khaimah | No | Sure | Air India Categorical – Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, LucknowThiruvananthapuram | |
| Sharjah | No | Sure | Air India Categorical – Mangalore, Mumbai | |
| Al Ain | No | No | – | |
| Oman | Muscat | Sure | No | Air India Categorical – Delhi, Kozhikode, Mumbai |
| Salalah | No | No | – | |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Sure | No | Air India – Delhi, Mumbai Air India Categorical – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kozhikode |
| Riyadh | Sure | Sure | Air India – Delhi Air India Categorical – Kozhikode |
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| Dammam | No | No | – | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | No | No | – |
| Qatar | Doha | No | No | – |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | No | No | – |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | No | No | – |
Air India mentioned that its flights to Europe and North America are working usually by way of secure various routings.
The airways have suggested passengers who have to rebook or cancel their tickets to submit their requests by way of the Air India web site. For help, passengers can contact the airline’s 24×7 buyer help at +91-11-69329333 or +91-11-69329999.
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Air India Categorical additionally mentioned that passengers departing from any station within the United Arab Emirates can rebook their flights with out extra fees on the airline’s additional industrial providers working from UAE cities to locations throughout India.
IndiGo
IndiGo mentioned flight operations to and from Dubai have resumed with impact from 4 pm (DXB native time) on March 18 following newest updates from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.
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Following the most recent replace from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, flight operations to and from Dubai have resumed with impact from 1600 hrs (DXB native time) on 18 March 2026.
As a part of ongoing efforts to reunite prospects with their family members, flights… pic.twitter.com/bEl5FidhiA
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) March 18, 2026
The airways suggested passengers to verify their flight standing earlier than leaving for the airport.
Emirates
Emirates introduced it’s working diminished flights because of the partial reopening of regional airspace. No new flight particulars have been launched for Thursday, March 19.
In its journey advisory, the airline acknowledged that prospects booked to journey between February 28 and April 15, 2026, can both rebook on an alternate flight or request a refund.
Booked to journey with Emirates between 28 February and 15 April, 2026? In case your flight has been disrupted, or when you simply want to change your journey plans, you will have the next choices:
✈️ Rebook on an alternate flight – You may rebook on one other flight to your supposed… pic.twitter.com/o5GUpMksXT
— Emirates Assist (@EmiratesSupport) March 17, 2026
Passengers are suggested to verify their flight standing earlier than heading to the airport and monitor their e-mail for updates relating to schedule adjustments.
Etihad Airways
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In its newest advisory (March 7), Etihad Airways mentioned it’s working a restricted industrial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of other key locations.
The airline mentioned precedence might be given to passengers holding present bookings and suggested travellers to verify their flight standing earlier than heading to the airport.
The next locations are scheduled to function to and from Abu Dhabi between March 6 and March 19:
AhmedabadAddis Ababa, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Bengaluru, Boston, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Chiang Mai, Chicago, Colombo, Copenhagen, Delhi, Denpasar (Bali), Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Istanbul, Jakarta Jeddah, Karachi, Kochi, KolkataKozhikode, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London (Heathrow), Madrid, Malé, Manchester, Manila, Medina, Melbourne, Milan (Malpensa), Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nairobi, New York (JFK), Paris, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, Seoul (Incheon), Seychelles, Singapore, St Petersburg, Sydney, Taipei, Thiruvananthapuram, Tokyo, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw, Washington and Zurich.
Etihad to renew restricted flight schedule from 6 March
Etihad will resume a restricted industrial flight schedule from 6 March 2026, working between Abu Dhabi and a variety of key locations.
Company with earlier bookings might be accommodated on these flights as quickly as… pic.twitter.com/GNiAWjmmY2
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) March 6, 2026
Qatar Airways
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Qatar Airways is working a restricted variety of flights between March 18 and March 19, 2026, to and from Doha.
“A restricted schedule of passenger flights to/from Doha (DOH) can be found to e book through the Qatar Airways web site, and cellular app,” the airways mentioned in its advisory.
The airways added that since these flights are working inside a restricted secure hall outlined by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the variety of flights that function every day might be restricted.
Qatar Airways is working a restricted variety of flights from 18 March to twenty-eight March 2026. These locations at the moment are open for reserving to all passengers on our web site, app or by way of journey brokers.
We provide two easy methods to handle your journey plans proper from the Qatar Airways… pic.twitter.com/oW5ydw4djS
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) March 17, 2026
“Passengers departing from Hamad Worldwide Airport (DOH) are kindly requested to not arrive sooner than 4 hours earlier than their scheduled departure time. Solely passengers with a confirmed reserving ought to journey to the airport. We suggest checking your flight standing through the Qatar Airways web site or cellular app earlier than departure,” the airways added.
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai till April 30, 2026, the airways mentioned in its newest journey advisory.
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The airways urged passengers affected by this transformation to verify the most recent standing of their reserving through Handle Reserving.
Those that booked through journey brokers ought to contact them instantly for rebooking or refunds, whereas prospects who booked instantly with the airline can attain out to buyer help for help, the airways added.