Air India Express has announced the resumption of flights to Kuwait and Salalah in Oman, restoring its West Asia network to full strength. The airline reintroduced services from Kozhikode and Bengaluru in phases starting this week, with the Kozhikode-Salalah route resuming on July 2, offering two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Kozhikode-Kuwait and Bengaluru-Kuwait Services Resume
Services between Kozhikode and Kuwait will resume on July 3, initially operating once a week on Fridays. From July 5, the frequency will increase to three weekly flights on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Flights between Bengaluru and Kuwait restart on July 4 with one weekly service on Fridays, expanding to three flights per week from July 7, operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays.
With the resumption of services to Salalah, Air India Express now operates from two airports in Oman: Muscat International Airport and Salalah International Airport. The airline has also reinstated flights between Muscat and Mangaluru from July 3, and currently operates around 40 weekly flights from Muscat to seven destinations in India.
Revised Flight Schedules and Terminal Information
All flights to and from Kuwait will operate from Terminal 4 at Kuwait International Airport. Under the revised schedule, flights from Kozhikode to Salalah depart at 11:00 AM and arrive at 1:05 PM, while the return service leaves Salalah at 2:15 PM and reaches Kozhikode at 7:45 PM. The Kozhikode-Kuwait Friday service departs at 7:30 AM and arrives in Kuwait at 10:05 AM, with the return flight departing Kuwait at 11:05 AM and landing in Kozhikode at 6:50 PM.
From July 5, the revised Kozhikode-Kuwait schedule sees departures from Kozhikode at 2:15 AM arriving in Kuwait at 4:50 AM, with the return service departing Kuwait at 5:50 AM and reaching Kozhikode at 1:35 PM. Flights from Bengaluru to Kuwait depart at 2:25 AM and arrive at 4:50 AM, while the return flight leaves Kuwait at 5:50 AM and lands in Bengaluru at 1:25 PM.
Network Expansion and Weekly Services
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, connecting 18 Indian cities directly with the region. In recent weeks, the carrier has launched new services connecting Navi Mumbai with Abu Dhabi, Guwahati with Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Bengaluru with Phuket, and Pune with Amritsar as it expands its domestic and international network.
Following the latest additions, the airline operates around 415 weekly flights from Bengaluru, connecting the city with 30 domestic and seven international destinations. From Kozhikode, it currently operates approximately 85 weekly flights, connecting the city with 13 destinations across West Asia and Bengaluru.
