Air India Express will reintroduce the flight between Mangalore and Kuwait in its winter schedule. The winter schedule of Air India Express will be effective October 26.
A press release by Air India Express said here on Saturday that it plans to reintroduce the link between Mangalore and Kuwait. Flights from Mangalore to Kuwait were discontinued in February due to the grounding of the leased planes.
It said that the thrice-weekly flights from Mangalore to Kuwait will operate in a triangular manner covering Bahrain.
The days of operation will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with departure from Mangalore to Kuwait at 7.30 a.m.
The airlines said that the arrival and departure schedule is in local time.
It will arrive and depart from Bahrain at 9.20 a.m. and 10.15 a.m., respectively. The flight will arrive in Kuwait at 11.15 a.m. In the return direction, the flight from Kuwait will operate directly to Mangalore with departure from Kuwait at 12.15 p.m. and arrive at Mangalore at 7.25 p.m.
With the introduction of flights to Kuwait via Bahrain, Air India Express flights between Mangalore and Doha will become non-stop.
It said that the airline will operate two non-stop flights a week between Mangalore and Doha. The flights are scheduled to operate on Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight to Doha will depart from Mangalore at 6.05 pm and reach Doha at 7.55 pm. In the return direction, the flight from Doha to Mangalore will leave Doha at 10.30 am and reach Mangalore at 5.05 pm.