Gulf airspace reopens: Flights resume amid easing tensions
Mumbai: Air India,
Air India Express
, and IndiGo, along with Gulf carriers like Qatar Airways on Tuesday started resuming flights to the Middle East and Europe following the reopening of key airspaces.
Countries like Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain had shut their airspaces on Monday amid a sharp escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict with Tehran launching missile strikes at an US military base in Qatar. This triggered major flight disruptions, affecting air traffic across the Gulf, Europe, and North America. The move to restart services comes as geopolitical tensions in the region appear to be de-escalating.
Air India said it would progressively resume services to the Middle East, with most of its operations expected to normalise by June 25. The airline is also reinstating services to Europe that were cancelled earlier this week.
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Flights to the east coast of the US and Canada will resume soon though some may continue to face delays or rerouting. "Air India will continue to avoid airspaces assessed as unsafe at any given time," the airline said in a statement.
Air India Express restarted its Delhi-Muscat service day, with additional flights to Muscat, Riyadh, and Jeddah slated through the day. Flights to the UAE - including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, and Ras Al Khaimah - will resume from Wednesday.
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IndiGo said its flights to and from Gulf countries are operating but warned that Iranian airspace remains restricted.
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