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Indian airlines maintain limited West Asia services amid Iran war
IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express published updates on their upcoming services to the Gulf region on Monday amid the continued fighting in and around Iran.
Indigo suspended its operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until at least March 28.
Air India meanwhile said that it and Air India Express would operate a total of 24 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to the West Asia region on Tuesday, March 24.
Ten of these would service Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and four Muscat in Oman, from various Indian hubs.
The two airlines also planned 10 non-scheduled flights to and from the United Arab Emirates, "subject to availbaility of slots and other prevailing conditions at the departure stations at the time." It noted that these flights were reliant on the approval of Indian and UAE authorities.
Scheduled flights to Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, as well as other airports in Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE remained out of service.
The airlines urged potential passengers to check their flight data online or by phone at short notice for confirmation.
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