Jazeera likely to operate bi-weekly charter flights between Kuwait-M'luru via Dammam from April 8
Mangaluru: Kuwaiti low-cost carrier, Jazeera Airways will likely operate special bi-weekly charter flights between Kuwait and Mangaluru via Dammam starting April 8, 2026, sources said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reportedly granted permission for the special operations. The flights will operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.
As per the plan, passengers will be ferried from Kuwait to Dammam by road, a journey of around six hours. The route will include a mandatory stop at the Saudi border for checks before reaching Dammam airport, from where they will board the flight to Mangaluru. A similar process will be followed on the return journey, with a stop at the Kuwait border for mandatory checks.
Flight J9 3417 will depart Kuwait at 8.40 am (local time) and arrive in Mangaluru at 4.10 pm IST. On the return leg, Flight J9 3418 will depart Mangaluru at 4.55 pm IST and reach Kuwait at 7.40 pm (local time).
Jazeera Airways had earlier operated special charter flights to Mangaluru during the global pandemic.
The airline is also considering increasing the frequency from two to four flights per week, subject to approvals from the authorities, sources added.
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Ahead of good Friday, SWR announces special train between Yesvantpur-Kannur via Mangaluru
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.
According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.
In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.
The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.
The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.
