New Delhi | Updated: July 2, 2026, 05:43 PM IST
Air India Express on Thursday announced that it has restored connectivity across its West Asia network with the resumption of flights to Kuwait and Salalah in Oman.
The services from Kozhikode and Bengaluru are being reintroduced in phases from this week, marking the airline’s return to full operations across its West Asia routes.
The airline resumed flights on the Kozhikode-Salalah route from July 2. The service will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Flights between Kozhikode and Kuwait will resume from July 3. Initially, the route will operate once a week on Fridays. From July 5, the frequency will increase to three weekly flights on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
The Bengaluru-Kuwait service will restart from July 4 with one weekly flight on Fridays. From July 7, the frequency will be increased to three flights a week, operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays.
With the resumption of Salalah flights, Air India Express will now operate from two airports in Oman — Muscat International Airport and Salalah International Airport.
The airline has also restored flights between Muscat and Mangaluru from July 3. It currently operates around 40 weekly flights from Muscat to seven destinations in India.
All flights to and from Kuwait will operate from Terminal 4 at Kuwait International Airport.
According to the revised schedule, the Kozhikode-Salalah flight will depart from Kozhikode at 11 am and reach Salalah at 1:05 pm. The return flight will leave Salalah at 2:15 pm and arrive in Kozhikode at 7:45 pm.
The Friday Kozhikode-Kuwait flight will depart at 7:30 am and arrive in Kuwait at 10:05 am. The return flight will leave Kuwait at 11:05 am and reach Kozhikode at 6:50 pm.
From July 5, the revised Kozhikode-Kuwait flight will depart Kozhikode at 2:15 am and arrive in Kuwait at 4:50 am. The return flight will leave Kuwait at 5:50 am and land in Kozhikode at 1:35 pm.
Flights from Bengaluru to Kuwait will depart at 2:25 am and reach Kuwait at 4:50 am. The return flight will leave Kuwait at 5:50 am and arrive in Bengaluru at 1:25 pm.
Air India Express currently operates flights to 13 destinations across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The airline runs around 780 weekly services between India and West Asia, directly connecting 18 Indian cities with the region.
In recent weeks, the airline has also launched new services connecting Navi Mumbai with Abu Dhabi, Guwahati with Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Bengaluru with Phuket, and Pune with Amritsar.
With the latest expansion, Air India Express will operate around 415 weekly flights from Bengaluru, connecting the city with 30 domestic and seven international destinations.
From Kozhikode, the airline currently operates around 85 weekly flights, connecting the city with 13 destinations across West Asia and Bengaluru.
