Saudi, Oman Resume Flights; 34 Cancelled in Bengaluru
2 min learnNew DelhiMar 4, 2026 04:19 PM IST
Travellers from Dubai, Abu Dhabi have resorted to crossing the borders by way of highway because the scenario within the Center East intensified amid Iran’s strikes in opposition to US bases in a number of nations. On day 5 of the battle, Saudi Arabia and Oman resumed a few of its flight operations as folks left stranded in the course of the conflict flocked worldwide airports.
After the Iran-US battle intensified on Saturday, many worldwide airports within the Center East had been shut down. Presently, over half the worldwide flights stand cancelled.
Whereas airspace stays shut for a lot of Center Jap cities, Indians are nonetheless capable of e-book tickets on-line, at a considerably lower cost. Flight operations partially resumed from some cities in Saudi and Oman on Wednesday, with Saudia and Emirates being the main carriers.
Flights from Saudi, Oman resume
For Indian travellers, flight operations from Saudi and Oman resumed partially on Monday. Airways like Saudia and Sri Lankan Airways are working connecting flights by way of Air India Specific from Riyadh. IndiGo is working direct flights from Jeddah to Bengaluru from Monday onwards, in accordance with journey reserving platform MakeMyTrip.
Flynas and Jazeera Airways are working from Riyadh to Delhiwith some flights connecting by way of Air India Specific in Dammam. Emirates can be working direct flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to Delhi and Bengaluru.
Direct flights of Air India Specific and IndiGo are working from Oman’s Muscat to Delhi and Bengaluru on Monday. Connecting flights are working from Muscat to Delhi by way of Doha by Flydubai and Air India.
Nevertheless, these flights could also be topic to cancellations amid the continued scenario within the Center East.
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Worldwide flight cancellations in Bengaluru
As many as 34 worldwide flights had been cancelled at Kempegowda Worldwide Airport on Wednesday as airline operations had been disrupted because of the Center East battle, officers stated.
An airport official stated that 18 arrivals and 16 departures had been cancelled as a consequence of airspace restrictions on March 4 till 23:59 hrs on the Bengaluru airport.
The cancellations impacted a number of key worldwide sectors connecting Bengaluru with West Asian cities, together with Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai, and Doha.