Mangaluru–Kuwait direct flights remained suspended after Gulf disruption
Air India Express direct service between Mangaluru and Kuwait had not resumed after a February 28 Gulf air-route disruption. Travellers were using connections through Bengaluru, Mumbai or Kozhikode, adding time and cost.
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Event date: The route was disrupted on February 28, and had still not resumed when the account was published. [1]
What happened
Air India Express had operated regular direct flights between Mangaluru and Kuwait three days a week before the disruption. The service had not resumed when the account was published. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- Mangaluru-Kuwait direct flight suspended for six monthsibcworldnews.com · Article published: Sep 11, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC
The route was disrupted on February 28 amid war in the Middle East and geopolitical tensions affecting air routes in several Gulf countries. The report said flights to most countries later resumed. [1]
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- Mangaluru-Kuwait direct flight suspended for six monthsibcworldnews.com · Article published: Sep 11, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC
Travellers from the coastal region were using connections through Bengaluru, Mumbai or Kozhikode before continuing to Kuwait. Those itineraries took longer and increased expenses. [1]
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- Mangaluru-Kuwait direct flight suspended for six monthsibcworldnews.com · Article published: Sep 11, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC
The report said more than 40,000 Kannadigas from the coastal strip, between Bhatkal and Kasaragod, work or conduct business in Kuwait. It linked the missing direct service to hardship for their families. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- Mangaluru-Kuwait direct flight suspended for six monthsibcworldnews.com · Article published: Sep 11, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC
Context from the sources
The report said direct flights from Mangaluru to several other Gulf cities, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Muscat, were continuing, making the Kuwait route a specific unresolved exception. [1]
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- [1] Mangaluru-Kuwait direct flight suspended for six monthsibcworldnews.comReferenced for: detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail 4
Questions answered by the reporting
Which other Gulf routes from Mangaluru were reported as operating normally?
Direct services to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Dubai, Doha, Jeddah and Muscat were reported as continuing. [1]
What this could mean for you
Longer itineraries and added travel costs for Kuwait-bound passengers from coastal Karnataka.
Without the direct service, passengers must connect through Bengaluru, Mumbai or Kozhikode before continuing to Kuwait.
Reported basis: [1] · The possible effect is interpretation.
Depends on: The direct route remains unavailable.
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What changes the outlook
Risk increases if…
The direct route remains suspended for longer.
Connecting flights become less available or more expensive.
Pressure eases if…
Air India Express restores the direct Mangaluru–Kuwait service.
Still unclear
The report does not establish when the Mangaluru–Kuwait service will resume.
The cause of the continued suspension after wider Gulf services resumed is not specified beyond unavoidable reasons.
Market implications
Market impact
Sources (1)
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CH NEWS, MANGALURU The fact that this flight route, which is relied upon by lakhs of migrants and tourists every year, has not resumed due…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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