{"id":1803184,"date":"2026-03-03T06:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803184"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:38:26","slug":"india-news-airlines-restart-limited-middle-east-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803184","title":{"rendered":"India news: Airlines restart limited Middle East operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76192094_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"s1sfzv1a sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59h3p<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76192094_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76192094_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76192094_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76192094_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi lofg86o m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the Middle East [File photo: March 21, 2025]<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t ihwmx5 idu7i8u lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Image: Rajanish Kakade\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" id=\"live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"c1800ln sq3xutt atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-flight-cancellations-continue-as-airlines-resume-limited-middle-east-operations\/live-76192161#post-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"c2fyhwl ctymiyf content-block i1if36d6 i1ytahzz\">\n<h2 class=\"cp7bjxx h1du6kc5 lt5vbch pohyj9x s16w0xvi m1u0isv1 b1fzgn0z\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>The Delhi airport has seen fresh international flight cancellations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Here are the latest developments from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> on Tuesday, March 3:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"s1ogwy7c ev9ivjh\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76192262\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-flight-cancellations-continue-as-airlines-resume-limited-middle-east-operations\/live-76192161#post-liveblog-post-76192262\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section What is the current status of flights between India and Middle East?<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/03\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 3, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">What is the current status of flights between India and Middle East?<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IndiGo, the country\u2019s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to &#8220;progressively normalize&#8221; operations between the countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman&#8217;s capital Muscat from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi\u2019s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai\u2019s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.<\/p>\n<p>But major flight disruptions continued as<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-us-embassy-riyadh-saudi-trump-response\/live-76191483\">Iran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israel<\/a>and Israel also reported <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/lebanon-israel-trades-fire-with-hezbollah-in-south-and-east\/a-76183883\">trading fire with Hezbollah<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59h5S<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76192167\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-flight-cancellations-continue-as-airlines-resume-limited-middle-east-operations\/live-76192161#post-liveblog-post-76192167\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Welcome to our coverage<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/03\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 3, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Welcome to our coverage<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"a9wq4ao author-details\"><span><span class=\"separator lxmvniw m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"> | <\/span><span class=\"extra-info lxmvniw m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"> Editor<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>This is Dharvi and DW&#8217;s New Delhi bureau is back this morning with your daily wrap of news from India.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holi fervour has begun gripping parts of the country, with the festival signalling the onset of spring.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a quick recap of yesterday&#8217;s events, India voiced its concern over the tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing its stance towards maintaining peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Also, an India and Canada bonhomie was on display in the India capital \u2014 almost three years after ties between the two hit rock bottom\u2014 with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney agreeing to a \u20ac1.6 billion uranium deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay with us to know what&#8217;s making headlines in <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59h3v<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"h4zlaoh bp605kw center\">\n<div role=\"button\" data-tracking-name=\"show-more\" class=\"show-more-button s1va3u11 t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf b19vsmfu cx4rgdt ih9bob8 disabled sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Show more posts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>The Delhi airport has seen fresh international flight cancellations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Here are the latest developments from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> on Tuesday, March 3:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Here are the latest developments from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> on Tuesday, March 3:<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IndiGo, the country\u2019s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to &#8220;progressively normalize&#8221; operations between the countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman&#8217;s capital Muscat from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi\u2019s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai\u2019s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.<\/p>\n<p>But major flight disruptions continued as<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-us-embassy-riyadh-saudi-trump-response\/live-76191483\">Iran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israel<\/a>and Israel also reported <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/lebanon-israel-trades-fire-with-hezbollah-in-south-and-east\/a-76183883\">trading fire with Hezbollah<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people from South Asia live and work in countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Indian carriers have announced relief flights for passengers stranded in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IndiGo, the country\u2019s biggest airline, said it would operate four return flights from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as part of efforts to &#8220;progressively normalize&#8221; operations between the countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express also said it would resume flights to and from Oman&#8217;s capital Muscat from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, operations to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue to remain suspended, the airlines said.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An Etihad Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Terminal 3 of Delhi\u2019s main Indira Gandhi International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Another Emirates flight reached Mumbai\u2019s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other flight services also landed safely in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.<\/p>\n<p>But major flight disruptions continued as<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-us-embassy-riyadh-saudi-trump-response\/live-76191483\">Iran continued to trade strikes with the US and Israel<\/a>and Israel also reported <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/lebanon-israel-trades-fire-with-hezbollah-in-south-and-east\/a-76183883\">trading fire with Hezbollah<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Some 80 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, Indian news agency PTI reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An advisory from the airport cautioned travellers about delays and flight schedule adjustments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Mumbai airport saw a total of 116 flights being cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>This is Dharvi and DW&#8217;s New Delhi bureau is back this morning with your daily wrap of news from India.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holi fervour has begun gripping parts of the country, with the festival signalling the onset of spring.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a quick recap of yesterday&#8217;s events, India voiced its concern over the tensions in the Middle East, emphasizing its stance towards maintaining peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Also, an India and Canada bonhomie was on display in the India capital \u2014 almost three years after ties between the two hit rock bottom\u2014 with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney agreeing to a \u20ac1.6 billion uranium deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay with us to know what&#8217;s making headlines in <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is Dharvi and DW&#8217;s New Delhi bureau is back this 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