Air India Express is expanding its West Asia network starting April 30, 2026, restoring services to Qatar and Bahrain while increasing flights to the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. The carrier will operate over 40 daily services, reopening convenient links for travelers across multiple Indian cities to major Gulf destinations.
Air India Express is now at the center of Air India’s FY25 financial slump, accounting for INR 5,800 crore of the group’s INR 10,900 crore loss. Once profitable under government ownership, the budget carrier became heavily loss-making after the Tata takeover in 2022, as integration missteps and accounting shocks piled up.
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