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Flying with Air India means juggling baggage rules, check-in windows, and passenger-rights legalese before you even reach the gate. This guide streamlines every essential policy – carry-on sizes, pet fees, compensation triggers – into quick, scannable answers that save time and spare headaches.

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Recent delays and cancellations

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Flight number

Airline

Route

Status

11/04/2026

10:00

UL140

Srilankan Airlines

Madurai (IXM)

Colombo (CMB)

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11/04/2026

09:30

AI476

Air India

Jodhpur (JDH)

New Delhi (DEL)

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11/04/2026

09:20

SV1900

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Taif (TIF)

Riyadh (RUH)

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11/04/2026

09:05

AI541

Air India

Tirupati (TIR)

Hyderabad (HYD)

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11/04/2026

09:05

AI2541

Air India

Tirupati (TIR)

Hyderabad (HYD)

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11/04/2026

09:00

SV1030

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Jeddah (JED)

Riyadh (RUH)

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11/04/2026

09:00

AI433

Air India

New Delhi (DEL)

Bhopal (BHO)

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11/04/2026

09:00

AI1731

Air India

New Delhi (DEL)

Gaya (GAY)

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11/04/2026

09:00

AI429

Air India

New Delhi (DEL)

Gaya (GAY)

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11/04/2026

08:55

IX1097

Air India Express

Kolkata (CCU)

Bhubaneswar (BBI)

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  • UL140

    Srilankan Airlines

    Cancelled

    Madurai

    Colombo

    IXM

    CMB

    11/04/2026

    10:00

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  • AI476

    Air India

    Cancelled

    Jodhpur

    New Delhi

    JDH

    DEL

    11/04/2026

    09:30

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  • SV1900

    Saudi Arabian Airlines

    Cancelled

    Taif

    Riyadh

    TIF

    RUH

    11/04/2026

    09:20

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  • AI541

    Air India

    Cancelled

    Tirupati

    Hyderabad

    TIR

    HYD

    11/04/2026

    09:05

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  • AI2541

    Air India

    Cancelled

    Tirupati

    Hyderabad

    TIR

    HYD

    11/04/2026

    09:05

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  • SV1030

    Saudi Arabian Airlines

    Cancelled

    Jeddah

    Riyadh

    JED

    RUH

    11/04/2026

    09:00

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  • AI433

    Air India

    Cancelled

    New Delhi

    Bhopal

    DEL

    BHO

    11/04/2026

    09:00

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  • AI1731

    Air India

    Cancelled

    New Delhi

    Gaya

    DEL

    GAY

    11/04/2026

    09:00

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  • AI429

    Air India

    Cancelled

    New Delhi

    Gaya

    DEL

    GAY

    11/04/2026

    09:00

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  • IX1097

    Air India Express

    Cancelled

    Kolkata

    Bhubaneswar

    CCU

    BBI

    11/04/2026

    08:55

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