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This will be the airline’s 16th Indian city with direct connectivity to the United Arab Emirates. The direct route aims to improve international links for Madurai, supporting exports of local goods

The Bhubaneswar-Abu Dhabi route will operate three times weekly from June 12, and Visakhapatnam-Abu Dhabi route four times weekly from June 13

The new service will connect Bhubaneswar’s Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) with the UAE and is poised to become the fifth international service from Bhubaneswar

Under lease agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways, these new aircraft, the fifth and sixth under this collaboration, are scheduled to commence operations by early 2026, expanding IndiGo’s long-haul route network from India

Widespread flight cancellations and diversions follow Operation Sindoor, as Indian and international carriers respond to heightened regional airspace restrictions

As tensions rise between India and Pakistan amidst the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian airlines have issued a travel advisory regarding airspace closure