Air India Express

March 19, 2026 9:41 AM

AIR India group ramps up flights to west asia amid ongoing tensions

Air India and Air India Express will operate a combined total of 48 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on Thursday, 19 March 2026. Both carriers will maintain their regular services to Jeddah and Muscat, including 16 flights between India and Jeddah. Air India will operate one return service each from Delhi and Mumbai, while Air India Express will fly from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kozhikode. Muscat will see six scheduled flights, covering Delhi, Kozhikode, and...

June 18, 2025 10:01 AM

DGCA reviews operations of Air India and Air India Express

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday held a high-level review meeting with senior officials of Air India and Air India Express to assess the operational health and regulatory compliance of both airlines, which collectively operate over 1,000 flights daily. The review focused on maintenance-related delays, recent airspace restrictions, and passenger facilitation practices. DGCA flagged concerns over delays linked to engineering and ground handling issues at Air India, urgi...

October 16, 2024 11:07 AM

Singapore fighter jets escort Air India flight after bomb threat

Singapore's air force mobilised two fighter jets late on Tuesday in response to a bomb threat on an Air India Express flight bound for the city-state, its defence minister said. Two Singapore air force F-15SG jets scrambled and escorted Air India flight AXB684 away from populated areas after the airline received an email that there was a bomb on board its plane, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post. Ng said the plane was escorted and landed safely at Changi Airport at 10:04 p.m....