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According to flight tracking platforms, the aircraft took a U-turn over the Red Sea at around 8.50 am, circled over Jeddah, and ultimately diverted to Egypt, landing at Cairo International Airport at 11.51 am.
On March 8, Indian carriers- including Air India, Air India Express, SpiceJet, Akasa and IndiGo- planned 49 inbound flights from airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, as well as Muscat and Jeddah.
Major airlines are revising flight plans and routes across West Asia. Air India and IndiGo are restoring some services while Qatar Airways operates limited flights. British Airways has suspended Abu Dhabi flights.
IndiGo said it is working closely with the relevant authorities to gradually rebuild its flight network in the Middle East. While no end is in sight for the war, whose effects rippled across the Middle East and beyond.
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo airlines, tumbled more than 8 per cent to hit a 52-week low of ₹4,035 as escalating conflict in West Asia rattled aviation stocks and triggered a spike in global crude oil prices.