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Jazeera Airways resumes Dubai flights, restores full India network

Dubai route returns, enabling onward travel across major global markets

Last updated: March 23, 2026 | 14:40

Nivetha Dayanand, Assistant Business Editor

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Dubai: Jazeera Airways has resumed flights to Dubai, restoring a key route for Kuwait travellers and reopening access to one of the world’s most connected aviation hubs.

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The route allows passengers to connect to destinations across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas through Dubai, improving options at a time when regional travel remains disrupted.

India network fully restored

The airline has also reinstated its full Indian network, bringing the total to eight cities with the addition of Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram. The network includes Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kochi.

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Since operations resumed on March 20, more than 1,300 passengers have travelled between Kuwait and India, reflecting steady demand.

Barathan Pasupathi, CEO of Jazeera Airways, said, “By restoring our entire Indian network, Jazeera Airways marks a significant milestone - eight destinations, bringing us closer than ever to the heart of one of our most important markets. With one of the largest expatriate communities in Kuwait, this is more than connectivity; it’s about bringing people closer to home and to their families, especially as the only airline operating to India from Kuwait. In close coordination with the Embassy of India, we are proud to strengthen this vital air bridge and support the journeys of thousands who rely on it every day.”

Dubai positioned as transit hub

The airline said the Dubai route is central to rebuilding connectivity beyond the region.

Pasupathi said, “The resumption of flights to Dubai represents more than just the return of a route — it is the reopening of a critical gateway for our customers.”

He added, “Dubai is one of the world’s most connected cities, and restoring access to it enables our passengers to seamlessly reach destinations far beyond the region. As we continue to operate under unique circumstances, our focus remains on ensuring that people stay connected safely, reliably, and with greater choice.”

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Flights operate via Saudi Arabia

Services are operating via Qaisumah Airport in Saudi Arabia, with passengers transferred overland from Kuwait before onward flights.

The airline said bookings are open, with additional destinations and frequencies to be added in phases.

Nivetha DayanandAssistant Business Editor

Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, covering aviation, financial markets and commodities. A business and financial journalist with a strong interest in multimedia storytelling, she regularly takes complex financial and economic subjects beyond the written word, producing explainer videos that make them easier for a wider audience to understand. Nivetha has interviewed senior policymakers, business leaders and global financial figures both on and off camera. Her past guests include UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud and the founder and CEO of KBW Ventures, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund and Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu. She has also hosted and moderated panels, conferences and awards shows, bringing her newsroom experience to live conversations on business, finance and the economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha is drawn to stories that affect people directly and to reporting that gives a platform to voices that might otherwise go unheard. She was among the first journalists to speak to Petrofac employees in the UAE about unpaid salaries, broke the news of the planned demolition of Dubai’s well-known “Toyota Building”, and helped set the record straight on widely circulated claims that a giant replica of the Moon was coming to Dubai. More recently, her exclusive interview with EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar revealed how the UAE-based defence group deployed its systems along the country’s shore border and established a geofence around the UAE within 48 hours of the February 28 escalation. Prior to joining Gulf News, Nivetha worked at ITP Media, where she helped launch Finance Middle East, a new publication covering the region’s financial sector. Her role spanned reporting and editing, video production, interviews and events. Across print, digital, and video, she focuses on finding the people behind business stories and explaining why those stories matter to the audience reading or watching them.