Air India extends Saudi Arabia flight suspensions to 7 November
Air India and Air India Express have extended their suspension of flights to Riyadh and Dammam until 7 November, with Jeddah services halted until 31 October, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said.
Air India and Air India Express have extended their suspension of flights to and from Saudi Arabia, with services to Riyadh and Dammam halted until 7 November and flights to Jeddah suspended until 31 October, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said on Saturday NDTV Profit.
“Air India and Air India Express flights to and from Riyadh and Dammam will remain suspended until 7 November 2026, while services to and from Jeddah will remain suspended until 31 October 2026,” the embassy said in a travel alert posted on X.
The extension follows continued attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including airports in Riyadh and Dammam, according to the embassy’s statement carried by IANS Punjab Kesari.
It is the latest extension in a rolling series of suspensions: the previous tranche, covered by Flip News on 17 October, ran only until 24 October Flip News. Other Indian carriers have also curtailed Saudi operations, with IndiGo and Akasa Air extending their own suspensions The Times of India.
Air India said passengers with confirmed bookings issued on or before 24 October can opt for flexible rebooking or a full refund on cancellation. Passengers travelling to or from Riyadh and Dammam with original travel dates on or before 7 November can rebook to or from any operational Air India station in Saudi Arabia for travel until 21 November; Jeddah passengers with travel dates up to 31 October can rebook for travel until 14 November. Air India Express announced similar relief, including rebooking to or from its stations in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain and India.
India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that about 3,000 stranded Umrah pilgrims had returned to India over the past week, with more than 10,000 other pilgrims also travelling back, and that the embassy and consulate are running 24-hour control rooms in Riyadh and Jeddah to assist Indian nationals.
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