The Mangalore-Kuwait Air India operations were resumed today with the first flight of the season taking off from Mangalore International Airport. On board the first flight were Mangalore MLA JR Lobo and his wife Philomena Lobo. The flight will operate thrice weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In the first service, of the 162 passengers on board, 97 were for Bahrain and 65 to Kuwait. The flight will reach Kuwait at 11.10am and the same flight will return at 12.10pm to reach Mangalore the next day at 7.25pm.

The flight had been suspended since February this year as it was not profitable.

The flight from Mangalore to Kuwait will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing from Mangalore at 7.30 am and reaching Kuwait via Bahrain at 11.15 am (local time), an Air India official said.

In the return direction, the flight from Kuwait to Mangalore will operate non-stop, taking off from Kuwait at 12.15 pm local time and arriving in Mangalore at 19.25 hours local time, it said.

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