<p>Jazeera Airways will operate special bi-weekly charter flights between <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kuwait">Kuwait</a> and Mangaluru via Dammam starting April 8. The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accorded permission for the special operations.</p><p><br>The flights will operate on Wednesday and Sunday.</p><p><br>The airline will ferry passengers from Kuwait to Dammam, an approximately six hour journey, and stop at the Saudi border for mandatory checks before going straight to Dammam airport and boarding the flight. The same process will be followed on the return leg from Dammam with a stop at Kuwait border for mandatory checks.<br>Flight J9 3417 will depart Kuwait at 8.40 am local time there and reach Mangaluru at 4.10 pm IST.</p>.2 drown after boat capsizes in Mangaluru.<p>Flight J9 3418 will depart <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mangaluru">Mangaluru</a> at 4.55 pm IST and reach Kuwait at 7.40 pm, local time there. Jazeera Airways incidentally had operated special charter flight operations to Mangaluru during the global pandemic, said sources.</p><p>The airline is also mulling to increase frequency from two to four flights subject to approvals from the authorities.</p>
<p>Jazeera Airways will operate special bi-weekly charter flights between <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kuwait">Kuwait</a> and Mangaluru via Dammam starting April 8. The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accorded permission for the special operations.</p><p><br>The flights will operate on Wednesday and Sunday.</p><p><br>The airline will ferry passengers from Kuwait to Dammam, an approximately six hour journey, and stop at the Saudi border for mandatory checks before going straight to Dammam airport and boarding the flight. The same process will be followed on the return leg from Dammam with a stop at Kuwait border for mandatory checks.<br>Flight J9 3417 will depart Kuwait at 8.40 am local time there and reach Mangaluru at 4.10 pm IST.</p>.2 drown after boat capsizes in Mangaluru.<p>Flight J9 3418 will depart <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mangaluru">Mangaluru</a> at 4.55 pm IST and reach Kuwait at 7.40 pm, local time there. Jazeera Airways incidentally had operated special charter flight operations to Mangaluru during the global pandemic, said sources.</p><p>The airline is also mulling to increase frequency from two to four flights subject to approvals from the authorities.</p>