Air India cuts Sharjah, Dubai flights to Kerala

Air India, the national carrier of India, has cancelled flights on its busy Dubai and Sharjah routes, a decision not likely to be welcomed by the Indian community in the UAE.
“Air India has cancelled five services from Kerala to the Gulf region as part of the winter schedules,” an airline source told this website.
Two daily flights, Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), IX 540 and IX 539 are cancelled.
“There will be only five Dubai-Thiruvananthapuram flights now, as against seven flights per week, earlier.
“Similarly, Sharjah-Thiruvananthapuram flights have been reduced from five per week to three per week,” the source said .
IX 536 and IX 535, are the Sharjah flights cancelled.
These route cancellations coincide with the starting a new Thiruvananthapuram-Sharjah service by Jet Airways from October 30, 2011.
All India Airport Users Forum, a representative body of passengers in collaboration with the Malabar Pradesh Coordination Committee (MPCC) has registered their protest against the cancellation of the flights.
30/10/11 VM Sathish/Emirates 24-7

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