Air India and Air India Express operated 24 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia in a single day as the carriers worked to evacuate citizens and maintain essential connectivity amid regional fighting.
Aviation regulators granted temporary slot flexibility at Gulf airports facing airspace closures and heightened security reviews for Indian nationals returning home.
Passenger loads included students, medical patients and contract workers whose employers suspended operations when embassies issued shelter-in-place advisories.
Airline executives said fuel surcharges and war-risk insurance premiums are being monitored daily, with fares capped on repatriation sectors under government coordination.
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