Jeddah

Saudia flight SV866 from Jeddah arrived at T2 of Kempegowda International Airport at 10:15 am, carrying 212 passengers.

India to participate in Saudi Arabia summit on finding ways to start Ukraine war negotiations

NEW DELHI — India will participate in a weekend meeting that Saudi Arabia is hosting to find a way to start negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Air India Express operates India's first all-women Haj flight

The first all-women Haj flight, IX 3025, departed from Kozhikode to Jeddah at 18:45 IST on Thursday, arriving in Jeddah at 22:45 local time, according to the airline.

SpiceJet launches Hajj operations with special flights from five cities

SpiceJet will operate these special flights to Jeddah between 7th June and 22nd June, 2023. Return flights from Medina are also scheduled from 17th July to 2nd August, 2023.

Air strikes hit Khartoum as seven-day ceasefire approaches

The ceasefire deal includes a monitoring mechanism involving the army and the RSF as well as representatives from Saudi Arabia and the United States, which brokered the agreement after talks in Jeddah.

Operation Kaveri: 231 more Indian evacuees departs from Jeddah

Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, the 12th flight carrying 231 stranded Indian evacuees, departed from Jeddah on a Mumbai-bound flight.

IndiGo to fly back Indian citizens stranded in Sudan from Jeddah

The total number of Indians evacuated so far from Sudan stands at around 530, according to official data

Vistara starts operating flight on Mumbai-Jeddah route

The flight on this route will be operated using an A320neo aircraft, it mentioned. Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said, Given the multitude of upcoming futuristic projects in Saudi Arabia, strong trade ties with India and presence of large Indian diaspora, there is growing traffic between the two countries.

Vistara rolls out early monsoon sale for local and global routes

Vistara also announced the start of non-stop flights between Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, and Mumbai, from August 2

Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: Saudi press agency

The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March.

After Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, Kapil's Devils aid Saudi Arabia's cultural ambitions

Kabir Khan's 1983 World Cup drama '83 will close the first international film festival in the gulf country coming out of a three-decade-long cinema ban.

Iran says oil tanker struck by rockets off Saudi Arabia

There was no word from Saudi Arabia on the reported attack and Saudi officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

SpiceJet to start daily flights from Hyderabad to Jeddah from March 25

The operability of flight to Jeddah will help many pilgrims from India to travel to Mecca and Medina for Hajj pilgrimage

Indian school in Saudi told to vacate premises, students seek Sushma Swaraj’s help

The eviction notice was served with a October 9 deadline despite continued representations by the Indian Embassy to the Saudi Royalty and Ministry of Education

Saudi women-only motorshow opens in Jeddah

Pink, orange and yellow balloons hung in the mall's showroom as women posed for photos and selfies in front of the cars. One woman in the driver's seat fixed her face cover. Another wrapped her turquoise-painted fingernails around the steering wheel, feeling it out.

Jet Airways to up capacity by 50% on certain domestic, int'nl

Private carrier Jet Airways today announced the deployment of higher seating capacity aircraft on two domestic and an equal number of international routes from early next year amid growing passenger demand.

Death toll of Indians in Haj stampede rises to 29

The death toll of Indian pilgrims in last week's horrific stampede during Haj today rose to 29 as authorities identified seven more bodies among the victims of the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

AI sacks cabin crew member for habitually delaying flights

Air India has paid one month's salary as per the employment contract to the sacked cabin crew in lieu of the one-month notice period, the termination order said.