Air India and Air India Express Keep Riyadh and Dammam Suspended Until November 30, and Jeddah Until November 21

Air India and Air India Express flights to and from Riyadh and Dammam will stay suspended until November 30, 2026, and flights to and from Jeddah until November 21. The two airlines announced the new dates on Friday, November 13, in a joint travel advisory citing “the prevailing situation in the region.”

The advisory replaces the one from October 30, which kept all three cities off until November 14. Jeddah now loses one more week, and Riyadh and Dammam more than two.

The notice went up on the Air India Express account at 4:55 p.m. India time and on Air India’s account at 5:16 p.m., with the same terms.

Who can reschedule, and until when

The terms cover confirmed bookings issued on or before November 10, 2026. For Riyadh and Dammam they apply to travel dates up to November 30, and for Jeddah to travel dates up to November 21.

Those passengers can reschedule free of charge, subject to availability, or cancel for a full refund. A rescheduled Riyadh or Dammam trip has to be completed by December 14, and a rescheduled Jeddah trip by December 5.

The booking cutoff is November 10, three days before the advisory was posted. The advisory does not say how tickets issued from November 11 to 13 for the suspended dates will be handled, so passengers holding one should ask the airline directly.

As before, the new trip has to stay in the region the airlines name. Air India passengers can move to any operational Air India station in Saudi Arabia, and Air India Express passengers to any operational Air India Express station in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain.

Requests go through the contact centers: Air India on +91 11 69329333 or +91 11 69329999, and Air India Express on +91 124 6935600. City booking offices also handle them, the advisory says.

What changed from the October 30 advisory

The airlines have split the cities again. The October 30 notice gave Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam one shared date, while this one puts Jeddah nine days ahead of the other two.

The rebooking window has moved out with it. The October 30 terms let passengers rebook for travel up to November 29, and the new ones run to December 5 for Jeddah and December 14 for Riyadh and Dammam.

The October 30 advisory called its November 14 date inclusive. The new one does not use that word for either date, so it is not stated whether flights on November 21 and November 30 themselves are off.

IndiGo and Akasa Air moved first

Air India’s new dates match IndiGo’s, posted three days earlier. IndiGo said on November 10 that it had extended its suspension of Jeddah and Madinah flights until November 21 and Riyadh and Dammam until November 30, both inclusive, “following a careful assessment of the safety and security considerations.”

Akasa Air went further for Jeddah. On November 12 it extended the suspension of all its Riyadh and Jeddah flights until and including November 30, moving Jeddah out from the November 18 date it had set on November 1.

Airline	Saudi cities	Suspended until	Advisory posted
Air India and Air India Express	Riyadh, Dammam	November 30	November 13
Air India and Air India Express	Jeddah	November 21	November 13
IndiGo	Riyadh, Dammam	November 30 (inclusive)	November 10
IndiGo	Jeddah, Madinah	November 21 (inclusive)	November 10
Akasa Air	Riyadh, Jeddah	November 30 (inclusive)	November 12

Akasa passengers can take a full refund to the original payment method within seven days or reschedule at no extra cost, and those who booked through a travel partner are told to contact that partner. IndiGo’s post says affected customers are being notified using their booking contact details but does not set out refund or rebooking terms.

Why the dates keep moving

None of the airlines names a specific event, but missile fire at the Saudi capital has continued into November. On November 8, an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh was damaged in what Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry called an “attempted” attack, with no casualties reported, Al Jazeera reported.

The Houthis said that day that they had attacked Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, a claim that was not confirmed. On November 10, the Saudi-led coalition said a ballistic missile and a cruise missile were destroyed over Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported.

KLM has stretched its own dates further. It said on November 12 that its Riyadh and Dammam flights are canceled up to and including December 27, a change covered in our KLM Saudi schedule story.

What it means for travelers

On the published dates, Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo will not fly to Jeddah before November 21 at the earliest, and none of the four airlines will fly to Riyadh before November 30. Akasa’s Jeddah flights stay off through the end of the month too.

Each date has moved more than once since October 13, when Air India canceled its flights to the three cities until October 17. Travelers booked for early December should expect a further advisory before November 21 and check it before heading to the airport.