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What you need to know
- First flights carrying stranded Indian passengers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai landed in India on Monday night, airlines have planned some more flights on the India-Middle East air channel on Tuesday.
- The Delhi airport has seen fresh international flight cancellations
Here are the latest developments from India on Tuesday, March 3:
What is the current status of flights between India and Middle East?
Partial flight operations resumed between key airports of the Middle East and India on Tuesday, reports said, as air travel disruptions continued with the fighting across the Middle East entering a fourth day.
Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.
Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.
IndiGo, the country’s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to “progressively normalize” operations between the countries.
Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman’s capital Muscat from Tuesday.
Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.
On Monday night, some of the first flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi began landing in India, bringing relief to stranded passengers and their families.
An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.
But major flight disruptions continued asIran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israeland Israel also reported trading fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.
An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.
On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.
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This is Dharvi and DW’s New Delhi bureau is back this morning with your daily wrap of news from India.
Holi fervour has begun gripping parts of the country, with the festival signalling the onset of spring.
However, uncertainty from the Iran war looms large as Indians stranded in Middle Eastern nations try to make their way home amid paralyzed air travel.
In a quick recap of yesterday’s events, India voiced its concern over the tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing its stance towards maintaining peace and stability.
Also, an India and Canada bonhomie was on display in the India capital — almost three years after ties between the two hit rock bottom— with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney agreeing to a €1.6 billion uranium deal.
Stay with us to know what’s making headlines in India today.
- First flights carrying stranded Indian passengers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai landed in India on Monday night, airlines have planned some more flights on the India-Middle East air channel on Tuesday.
- The Delhi airport has seen fresh international flight cancellations
Here are the latest developments from India on Tuesday, March 3:
Here are the latest developments from India on Tuesday, March 3:
Partial flight operations resumed between key airports of the Middle East and India on Tuesday, reports said, as air travel disruptions continued with the fighting across the Middle East entering a fourth day.
Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.
Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.
IndiGo, the country’s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to “progressively normalize” operations between the countries.
Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman’s capital Muscat from Tuesday.
Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.
On Monday night, some of the first flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi began landing in India, bringing relief to stranded passengers and their families.
An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.
But major flight disruptions continued asIran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israeland Israel also reported trading fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.
An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.
On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.
Partial flight operations resumed between key airports of the Middle East and India on Tuesday, reports said, as air travel disruptions continued with the fighting across the Middle East entering a fourth day.
Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.
Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.
IndiGo, the country’s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to “progressively normalize” operations between the countries.
Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman’s capital Muscat from Tuesday.
Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.
On Monday night, some of the first flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi began landing in India, bringing relief to stranded passengers and their families.
An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.
But major flight disruptions continued asIran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israeland Israel also reported trading fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.
An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.
On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.
This is Dharvi and DW’s New Delhi bureau is back this morning with your daily wrap of news from India.
Holi fervour has begun gripping parts of the country, with the festival signalling the onset of spring.
However, uncertainty from the Iran war looms large as Indians stranded in Middle Eastern nations try to make their way home amid paralyzed air travel.
In a quick recap of yesterday’s events, India voiced its concern over the tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing its stance towards maintaining peace and stability.
Also, an India and Canada bonhomie was on display in the India capital — almost three years after ties between the two hit rock bottom— with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney agreeing to a €1.6 billion uranium deal.
Stay with us to know what’s making headlines in India today.
This is Dharvi and DW’s New Delhi bureau is back this morning with your daily wrap of news from India.
Holi fervour has begun gripping parts of the country, with the festival signalling the onset of spring.
However, uncertainty from the Iran war looms large as Indians stranded in Middle Eastern nations try to make their way home amid paralyzed air travel.
In a quick recap of yesterday’s events, India voiced its concern over the tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing its stance towards maintaining peace and stability.
Also, an India and Canada bonhomie was on display in the India capital — almost three years after ties between the two hit rock bottom— with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney agreeing to a €1.6 billion uranium deal.
Stay with us to know what’s making headlines in India today.
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