Air India Express restores Qatar, Bahrain flights
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New Delhi: Air India Express on Thursday announced the restoration of its flight services to Qatar and Bahrain, while simultaneously expanding its network across major Gulf destinations, including the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia, effective April 30, 2026.
With the resumption of operations, the airline has restored connectivity from several key Indian metros and regional hubs, including Amritsar, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram and Varanasi.
The airline will continue operating flights to prominent Gulf destinations such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Al Ain in the UAE; Muscat in Oman; Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia; along with Bahrain and Doha in Qatar. Kuwait services will also remain part of its Gulf network.
The Tata Group-backed carrier currently operates more than 500 daily flights connecting 45 domestic and 17 international destinations across South, Southeast and West Asia. Its fleet comprises over 100 Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, an Air India Express flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar was briefly diverted to Jaipur due to adverse weather conditions.
Flight IX-1057, which departed from Delhi, made an unscheduled landing at Jaipur airport as a precaution after encountering unfavourable weather en route.
An Air India Express spokesperson said, “Due to adverse weather conditions enroute to Bhubaneswar, one of our flights from Delhi was diverted briefly to Jaipur. When the weather improved, the flight resumed its operations to Bhubaneswar. We regret the delay caused by circumstances beyond our control.”
The aircraft landed safely in Jaipur, with no reports of injury or damage. After a short halt, the flight continued its journey to Bhubaneswar once conditions improved, the airline added.
With IANS inputs