Indian Airlines Resume Doha, Bahrain Flights

Indian airlines Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo resumed flights to Doha in Qatar and Bahrain on April 30 and May 1, 2026, marking a key step toward restoring air connectivity between India and the Gulf region after two months of disruptions caused by a West Asia conflict.

Air India Express reinstated services from cities including Kochi and Kozhikode to Doha, and from Kannur and Kozhikode to Bahrain. The airline also added flights to destinations across the United Arab Emirates such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Al Ain; Muscat in Oman; and Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia. These routes connect major Indian hubs like Amritsar, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram and Varanasi. IndiGo planned to restart over 60 weekly flights to Doha from Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kochi and Mumbai starting May 1, according to airline statements.

The Embassy of India in Doha confirmed the coordinated resumption at Hamad International Airport, stating that Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo would reconnect Doha with various Indian destinations as operations expand. "Indian...