Jazeera Airways restarts flights to six Indian cities

Budget carrier Jazeera Airways has relaunched flights to six Indian cities after suspending operations at Kuwait International Airport due to the Iran conflict.

The airport was targeted by drones that hit the radar system on March 15, state news agency Kuna reported.

The flights will be operated through Qaisumah Airport in the east of Saudi Arabia.

While the Kuwait-based airline did not mention the city names, bookings are available for Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi.

All passengers travelling through Qaisumah Airport will need a valid Saudi Arabian visa, the airline said on its website.

Passengers will travel overland from Kuwait to Qaisumah on buses specially assigned for the trips, Barathan Pasupathi, CEO of Jazeera Airways, said in a statement. 

From Qaisumah, passengers will board outbound flights to their respective destinations, he said, adding that incoming flights will follow the same route.

The airline is also operating flights to Egypt, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the UAE.

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Last month Jazeera Airways said its bottom line rose 114 percent in 2025 to KD21.8 million ($71.5 million), as operating revenue increased 5 percent to KD218 million.

Passenger traffic went beyond 5 million, up 2.2 percent, with a load factor of 78 percent.

Founded in 2004, Jazeera Airways’s major shareholders are the Boodai Group and Jassim Mohammad Al Mousa General Trading.

The airline is listed on Boursa Kuwait. Its share price is down 16 percent since the start of the Iran war on February 28 and down 2 percent in the year to date.