In its latest bulletin on Gulf travel disruptions, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that about 100 commercial flights from the United Arab Emirates are scheduled to land in India on Tuesday, 14 April. The IANS dispatch notes that while Iranian and Kuwaiti airspace remain partly or fully closed, corridors over Saudi Arabia and Oman continue to facilitate a steady flow of Indian-bound traffic.
![MEA says 100 flights from UAE to India will operate today as repatriation corridor holds despite Gulf turmoil]()
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Qatar Airways will operate around ten flights, and Iraqi Airways has resumed direct services, the MEA said, adding that nearly 955,000 passengers have been moved from the Gulf to India since the Iran war began on 28 February. Indian missions in Tehran, Muscat and Manama are running 24/7 helplines and have already assisted more than 2,300 nationals—mostly students and fishermen—to exit Iran via Armenia and Azerbaijan. The ministry urged travellers to keep checking airline websites and mission advisories, emphasising that flight schedules may change at short notice owing to volatile security conditions. Corporate mobility teams with Gulf assignees are advised to maintain contingency routings through Muscat, Dammam or Jeddah and to brief travellers on possible re-screening and longer lay-overs. While capacity remains constrained, today’s 100-flight slate suggests India-UAE connectivity—vital for business travel and a 3.5-million-strong diaspora—remains resilient. However, any further escalation in the Strait of Hormuz could force additional cancellations, MEA officials cautioned.
Amid this fluid situation, travellers can streamline any unexpected visa or transit-document needs through VisaHQ, which monitors real-time rule changes and processes applications online for India-bound passengers and those rerouting via third countries; explore the service at https://www.visahq.com/india/
Qatar Airways will operate around ten flights, and Iraqi Airways has resumed direct services, the MEA said, adding that nearly 955,000 passengers have been moved from the Gulf to India since the Iran war began on 28 February. Indian missions in Tehran, Muscat and Manama are running 24/7 helplines and have already assisted more than 2,300 nationals—mostly students and fishermen—to exit Iran via Armenia and Azerbaijan. The ministry urged travellers to keep checking airline websites and mission advisories, emphasising that flight schedules may change at short notice owing to volatile security conditions. Corporate mobility teams with Gulf assignees are advised to maintain contingency routings through Muscat, Dammam or Jeddah and to brief travellers on possible re-screening and longer lay-overs. While capacity remains constrained, today’s 100-flight slate suggests India-UAE connectivity—vital for business travel and a 3.5-million-strong diaspora—remains resilient. However, any further escalation in the Strait of Hormuz could force additional cancellations, MEA officials cautioned.
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