Manama: Air India Express flights to and from Dubai have been suspended for 15 days from September 18 until October 3, according to media reports.
The operations of the low-cost subsidiary of India’s national carrier Air India to Dubai Airports were suspended from midnight, Gulf News reported.
The airline has been operating flights under the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate stranded Indians from the UAE. In its inbound journey, the airline is bringing passengers eligible to return to the UAE from India under the air bubble agreement between the two countries.
The suspension of the services is due to an issue related to COVID-19, sources was quoted as saying by the Gulf News.
There has been no official confirmation yet on this subject.
The flight information display system at the Dubai International Airport has started showing “cancelled” status for all Air India Express flights scheduled on Friday.
Meanwhile, travellers have started receiving messages that some of the flights on Friday have been rescheduled to Sharjah International Airport due to operational reasons, the report said.
Passengers travelling to Thiruvananthapuram and Calicut confirmed that they received the message about the rescheduled service late Thursday, Gulf News reported.
