Flight service between M’luru-Muscat to restart, announces MP Kota Shrinivas
Mangaluru: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary on Thursday announced the resumption of flights between Mangaluru and Muscat, the capital of Oman.
sharing the development in an ‘X’ post he wrote, “Central Aviation Minister @RamMNK has responded to the letter I wrote regarding the resumption of direct flight services between Mangalore and Muscat, and after discussions on this matter, Air India has decided to resume operations on this route from March, he has informed. Thank you…”
At present, airlines like Indigo and Air India Express offer one-stop flights to Muscat, from Kannur, Mumbai and Dubai.
Air India Express, which served the route with four weekly flights, halted the service in July 2025.
More than 20,000 expatriates from Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and nearby districts are working in Oman in both blue and white-collar jobs.
ಮಸ್ಕತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ನೇರ ವಿಮಾನ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ಕುರಿತು ನಾನು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ವಿಮಾನಯಾನ ಸಚಿವರಾದ @RamMNK ರವರು ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು, ಏರ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾವಯ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ನಿಂದ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರವನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ನಿರ್ಣಯವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
— Kota Shrinivas Poojari (@KotasBJP) February 13, 2026
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
