Flights resumed from some major airports in West Asia on Tuesday, as airlines began clearing a backlog of passengers stranded after recent unrest.
These developments come in the wake of an attack on the US Embassy in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where two drones struck the building while Iran intensified its attacks on the Kingdom in response to the US and Israeli strikes.
US President Donald Trump told NewsNation that Washington will retaliate, warning that “you’ll soon find out” what form that retaliation will take. He noted that the deployment of US ground forces would likely not be necessary, according to the outlet’s report.
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Flight status in india
Etihad Airways will operate relief flights from Abu Dhabi to Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi and Bengaluru on March 2.
Emirates will operate flights between Dubai and five Indian cities – Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad – on March 2 and 3.
IndiGo will operate ten special relief flights from Jeddah to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad on March 3.
Akasa Air has suspended its flights to Abu Dhabi, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait and Riyadh until March 3.
Air India Express will resume operations in Muscat, while its services to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia remain suspended until March 3.
Air India has suspended its flights to West Asia until March 3. However, scheduled flights to the United States, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom have begun.
Cancellations in India
A total of 36 departures and 44 arrivals have been canceled at Delhi airport so far.
In Bengaluru, 44 flights have been canceled so far.
Flight status in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
In Abu Dhabi, departure flights were operating on a restricted but fixed schedule.
The website of Zayed International Airport stated: “Due to the temporary closure of the UAE’s airspace, passengers scheduled to travel today should check with their airlines directly before heading to the airport.”
Etihad Airways flight EY236 to Bengaluru was listed as scheduled at 8:45am, operated by an A320 (A6-EIS), according to Flight Radar 24.
Air India Express flight IX716 was also scheduled to depart for Kannur at 10:35 am. Later in the day, Air India Express flight IX182 to Delhi, operated by an A320 (VT-EXD), was scheduled for 1:40 pm.
However, not all services were working normally. IndiGo flight 6E1404 to Cochin, which was scheduled to depart at 2:00 pm, has been cancelled. Etihad Airways flight EY240 to Ahmedabad at 2:05 pm and flight EY300 to Islamabad at 2:05 pm were flagged off as scheduled.
Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central International Airport began limited operations late Tuesday night.
“Passengers should not travel to the airport unless they have received a confirmed departure time directly from their airline, as timetables remain subject to change,” the statement read.
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At Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, several Air Arabia services were scheduled to operate.
The 10:30 PM IndiGo service to Mumbai, flight 6E1491 operated by A20N (VT-IQD), has been cancelled.
Meanwhile, Air India Express flight IX331 to Kozhikode at 11:50 pm, operated by a B38M (VT-BXU), remained scheduled. Another IndiGo service, flight 6E1517 to Cochin at 12:25am on an A320 (VT-IFK), has been cancelled.
Sharjah International Airport also showed signs of continuing operations. Air Arabia flight G9749 to Krakow was scheduled at 6:50 a.m., as were flights G9108 to Bahrain and G9161 to Dammam at 6:55 a.m., both operated by an A320 aircraft. Flight G9957 to Moscow (Domodedovo) at 7:10 a.m. is also listed among the scheduled departures.
The mixed situation across airports reflects the gradual resumption of services, with some routes returning to operation while others remain suspended or cancelled.
