Lok Sabha Question No. 1080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Flights from Kolkata to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1080

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  5th February 2026 )

## FLIGHTS FROM KOLKATA TO JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

1080.     MR PATHAN YUSUF Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details and the number of direct flights operating from the airports of the country to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, airport and airline wise including the weekly frequency of these flights;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the hardships faced by passengers in the absence of direct flight connectivity between Kolkata and Jeddah and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government plans to incentivise airlines to operate direct flights between Kolkata and Jeddah and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION            (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a)The details of direct flights operating from airports in India to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is at Annexure.

- (b)  &  (c)  The  international  operations  of  airlines  are  governed  by  the  bilateral  Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and the respective country. In accordance with the ASA, Indian designated carriers are free to mount operations to/from any point including Kolkata to foreign destinations as per mutually agreed capacity limits, while any designated foreign airline can operate to/from a point in India if it is designated as a point of call in the ASA. The start of direct international flights from any point in India is purely a commercial decision of scheduled airlines on the basis of passenger demand, availability of slots, economic viability of the route and other associated factors.;

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Annexure

DETAILS OF DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM AIRPORTS IN INDIA TO JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

| S.    |                   | Airlines (Frequency/week)   | Airlines (Frequency/week)   | Airlines (Frequency/week)   | Airlines (Frequency/week)   |       |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
| No .  | Airports in India | Air Indi a                  | Akasa Air                   | Indigo                      | Saudi Arabian Airlines      | Total |
| 1.    | Mumbai            | 10                          | 14                          | 14                          | 09                          | 47    |
| 2.    | Delhi             | 07                          | -                           | 07                          | 09                          | 23    |
| 3.    | Bengaluru         | 03                          | 02                          | 07                          | 04                          | 16    |
| 4.    | Hyderabad         | 03                          | -                           | 07                          | 06                          | 16    |
| 5.    | Cochin            | -                           | 07                          | -                           | 10                          | 17    |
| 6.    | Calicut           | 06                          | -                           | 07                          | -                           | 13    |
| 7.    | Ahmedabad         | -                           | 03                          | 07                          | -                           | 10    |
| 8.    | Lucknow           | -                           | -                           | -                           | 07                          | 07    |
| 9.    | Mangalore         | 03                          | -                           | -                           | -                           | 03    |
| Total | Total             | 32                          | 26                          | 49                          | 45                          | 152   |