Around 180 flights from three metro airports, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, were cancelled on Wednesday (March 4, 2026) owing to airspace restrictions amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, sources said. Sources said Mumbai Airport handled eight repatriation flights operated by both domestic and international airlines on Wednesday (March 4, 2026). While SpiceJet operated two repatriated flights to Mumbai from Fujairah, Air India operated a flight to the city from Dubai. As per the Ministry website, the number of departed international flights from India was 356, while 338 international flights landed at various international airports in the country on March 3. Three outbound flights cancelled were Air Arabia flight 3L0167 to Abu Dhabi, Qatar Airways flight QR0541 to Doha, and Emirates flight EK571 to Dubai.

Source: The Hindu March 05, 2026 07:14 UTC