Air India, IndiGo Announce Special Flights To Gulf As Iran War Disrupts Air Travel

Air India, IndiGo Announce Special Flights To Gulf As Iran War Disrupts Air Travel

Air India plans 58 flights, while IndiGo will serve eight Middle Eastern destinations, facilitating passenger movement and potential evacuation support as requested by the Civil Aviation Ministry.

Air India, IndiGo Launch 66+ Special Flights to West Asia Today - Business League

India’s aviation sector has shifted into high gear as the military confrontation between the US-Israel alliance and Iran intensifies. On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed that Air India and IndiGo have commenced a series of “ad-hoc” and special scheduled flights to prevent thousands of Indian nationals from being stranded in the Gulf. With the Strait of Hormuz region under extreme surveillance, these special fli…

IndiGo carefully resumes scheduled network in the Middle East and Europe - TravelBiz Monitor: India travel news, travel trends, tourism

While conditions in the Middle East continue to be volatile, IndiGo has been relentlessly working with the relevant authorities in India and respective destinations to progressively rebuild its scheduled network in the Middle East and Europe. IndiGo restarted its scheduled flights, in a staggered manner, to and from select destinations in the Middle East from 03 March 2026 and has operated more than 165 such flights ever since, flying over 22,00…

165 flights by IndiGo in five days to Middle East, Europe to help stranded passengers

Despite the uncertainty over airspace closures in the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, leading Indian carriers IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express have been operating several scheduled and special flights to help passengers stranded in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries region and in Europe. In a press statement, IndiGo says that it has been rebuilding its scheduled network in the …