If you’re flying to Bahrain or Kuwait from India in the coming days, check your flight status before you leave for the airport. Air India Express has cancelled several services on both routes as Gulf airspace disruptions continue, and IndiGo says it’s actively assessing its own network for possible changes.
Which Air India Express Flights Have Been Cancelled?
On the Bahrain side, Air India Express has pulled IX471 and IX472, both flying the Bahrain-Kochi route, along with IX369 and IX370 connecting Bahrain and Kozhikode. On the Kuwait side, IX393 and IX394, running between Kuwait and Kozhikode, have also been cancelled. These aren’t isolated cancellations either; they’re part of a much wider pattern of disruption that intensified after Kuwait briefly shut its airspace on 18 July following regional disruption near the airport. This event rattled an already tense summer travel season across the Gulf.
Any Other Flights To Bahrain And Kuwait Being Disrupted?
Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Saudia and Jazeera Airways have all cancelled or rescheduled flights connecting Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Doha over the same stretch, and the ripple effects have reached as far as Royal Jordanian’s Amman-Erbil route. It’s the kind of week where checking your airline’s app has stopped being optional.
Has IndiGo Cancelled Any Gulf Flights?
As for IndiGo, there’s no confirmed cancellation list at this level of detail yet, but the airline has been consistent in its messaging throughout this stretch of regional tension: it’s coordinating with aviation authorities, watching the airspace situation closely, and adjusting its Middle East schedule as needed. That’s not a new stance, either. IndiGo has repeated some version of it every time Gulf airspace conditions have shifted since tensions first flared at the end of February.
What Should Passengers Do If They’re Flying To Bahrain Or Kuwait?
Practically speaking, if you’ve got a Bahrain or Kuwait flight booked in the near term, don’t wait for a notification. Pull up your booking directly in the airline’s app, and if you’re affected, most carriers on these routes have been offering free rebooking or full refunds with little friction. Given how quickly this situation has been moving, week to week rather than day to day.
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FAQs
What should I do if my flight to Bahrain or Kuwait is affected?
Check your flight status directly with the airline shortly before travelling, and contact them for rebooking or refund options if your flight is disrupted.
Has IndiGo cancelled flights to the Gulf too?
IndiGo hasn't confirmed cancellations at this level of detail but says it's actively monitoring the situation and adjusting operations as needed.
Which Air India Express flights to Bahrain and Kuwait have been cancelled?
Confirmed cancellations include IX471, IX472, IX369 and IX370 on the Bahrain route, and IX393 and IX394 on the Kuwait route.
