Air India Express, the low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India, will operate its flight services from Sharjah, starting May 1, due to the partial closure of runway at the Dubai International Airport.
"With partial runway closure at Dubai airport from May 1 to July 20, flights between Dubai and Pune, Amritsar, Lucknow, Trichy and Jaipur will operate to and from Sharjah," Air India Express said in a notice on its website.
The airline has advised customers to check the website for detailed flight timings.
Dubai Airports has said all systems will undergo a comprehensive runway upgrade as part of the project to boost safety, service and capacity levels at the world's second busiest international airport.
"The work will last 80 days during which the runways would be closed alternatively— the southern runway from May 1 to May 31 and the northern runway from May 31 to July 20.
“The number of flights at Dubai international airport is likely to be reduced by 26 per cent during the repair," Dubai Airports said.
"The flights will continue to operate thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
27/04/14 Emirates 24|7
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"With partial runway closure at Dubai airport from May 1 to July 20, flights between Dubai and Pune, Amritsar, Lucknow, Trichy and Jaipur will operate to and from Sharjah," Air India Express said in a notice on its website.
The airline has advised customers to check the website for detailed flight timings.
Dubai Airports has said all systems will undergo a comprehensive runway upgrade as part of the project to boost safety, service and capacity levels at the world's second busiest international airport.
"The work will last 80 days during which the runways would be closed alternatively— the southern runway from May 1 to May 31 and the northern runway from May 31 to July 20.
“The number of flights at Dubai international airport is likely to be reduced by 26 per cent during the repair," Dubai Airports said.
"The flights will continue to operate thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
27/04/14 Emirates 24|7
