Key Highlights
- The flight, AI916D, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi at 10:58 am. This was the first repatriation flight by an Indian carrier to bring back passengers from West Asia amid the ongoing conflict.
- “Our Operations Control Centre and supporting teams have been working around the clock to facilitate these flights in extraordinary circumstances, ensuring seamless coordination throughout,” Air India said in a statement. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADCatch all the latest updates on Iran Israel War hereWhile flight operations were completely shut off after West Asian countries began closing their airspace since Saturday, as the US and Israel attacked Iran, the situation has improved a little after airlines like Emirates, flydubai and Etihad started operating some special flights from Monday. More from India How powerful is Iran’s military as it fights with US and Israel?
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- Here’s howSpecial relief flights deployedOn Monday, IndiGo announced that it will operate four dedicated flights starting March 3 from Jeddah to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Similarly, Akasa Air and SpiceJet will also ply additional flights from today to bring back Indian passengers from the region.
- SpiceJet has also announced that it will resume scheduled flights between Fujairah and Delhi and between Fujairah and Mumbai starting March 4. Air India has also offered passengers who booked flights to West Asian destinations on or before 28 February 2026 a full refund for their tickets.
