Air India will resume flights to the UAE after they were temporarily suspended yesterday due to a drone strike.

A statement from the airline said: “Air India and Air India Express will together operate a combined total of 50 scheduled and non-scheduled flights, to and from the West Asia region on 18 March 2026.

“Both carriers will continue operating their respective scheduled services to and from Jeddah and Muscat on 18 March, including a total of 14 flights between India and Jeddah. Of these, Air India will operate one return service each from Delhi and Mumbai, while Air India Express will also operate one flight each from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mangalore and two flights from Kozhikode.

“Air India Express will also operate 12 scheduled flights to and from Muscat, including services from Delhi, Kannur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram.”