Direct Mangaluru–Muscat Air India flight to resume from March 2026

New Delhi: Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha member Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Friday that Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has assured him that Air India will launch a direct flight between Mangaluru and Muscat starting in March 2026.

Poojary stated that the minister informed him Air India previously operated a direct flight on this route, but it was discontinued in July 2025 for commercial reasons.

However, the airline has now decided to resume the service, and bookings for the route are already open for sale, Poojary posted on X.

Earlier, Kota had requested the minister to intervene and persuade Air India to restart the direct flight between Mangaluru and Muscat.