How many weekly flights were there between India and Qatar?

According to the MEA brief on Qatar of July 2026, before the start of the regional conflict in February 2026, 214 weekly flights were operating between the two countries.

Is there a direct flight between India and the Philippines?

The MEA brief on the Philippines of April 2026 records that Air India commenced direct flights between Delhi and Manila from 1 October 2025 and was operating daily flights as of the brief.

Which airlines fly directly between India and Kenya?

According to the MEA brief on Kenya of March 2026, Kenya Airways operates twice daily and Indigo Airlines daily on the Nairobi-Mumbai route.

Are there direct flights between India and Armenia?

The MEA brief on Armenia of June 2026 notes a lack of direct air connectivity between India and Armenia.

Direct Flights Between India and Other Countries

This article gathers what Diplo's country guides say about direct flights and air connectivity between India and other countries: routes, airlines and frequencies where the briefs give them, and air services agreements where they do not. It is compiled from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral briefs summarised in Diplo's country guides, and each entry is dated to its brief. Flight schedules change often and the briefs describe the position on their own dates, so travellers should always check current routes with the airlines. Frequencies are quoted as each brief states them, which may be per day or per week, and are not ranked.

The Gulf and West Asia

United Arab Emirates: the MEA brief of April 2026 describes air connectivity between the two countries as excellent, and records that an air-bubble agreement was signed during the Covid-19 pandemic and continued throughout that period. It gives no routes or frequencies.
Qatar: according to the MEA brief of July 2026, before the start of the regional conflict in February 2026, 214 weekly flights were operating between the two countries, run by Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, Akasa and Qatar Airways.
Kuwait: the MEA brief of September 2026 records that an MoU on Civil Aviation was signed on 15 July 2025, and names Air India Express, IndiGo and Akasa Air among Indian companies present in Kuwait. It gives no routes or frequencies.
Iraq: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, in light of the recent West Asia conflict, Iraqi Airways is operating five flights per week on the Delhi-Baghdad-Delhi route.
Jordan: the MEA brief of June 2026 states that Royal Jordanian has operated direct flights between Amman and Mumbai since June 2025.
Egypt: according to the MEA brief of April 2026, Egypt Air operates direct flights between Delhi and Cairo and between Mumbai and Cairo.

South and Southeast Asia

Maldives: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that India and Maldives agreed on an open skies arrangement in March 2022, which it says further enhanced air connectivity. Hanimadhoo International Airport, built under an Indian Line of Credit, was jointly inaugurated during a visit on 9 and 10 November 2025, and the brief states that Maldives is preparing proposals for Indian airlines to begin operations from the Hanimadhoo hub.
Malaysia: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, as of June 2026, 199 flights per week operated between the two countries, covering 14 destinations in India.
Thailand: the MEA brief of July 2026 states that Thailand is directly connected with more than 15 Indian cities, with over 500 weekly flights, subject to seasonal variation.
Viet Nam: according to the MEA brief of May 2026, as of May 2026 around 90 direct flights operate every week between six Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad) and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The brief names Indigo Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet as operators.
Indonesia: the MEA brief of June 2026 states that Air India has increased its frequencies on the Delhi-Bali sector from 7 times weekly to 10 times per week.
Philippines: according to the MEA brief of April 2026, a new Air Services Agreement was signed on 27 September 2021 and ratified in June 2023, and Air India commenced direct flights between Delhi and Manila from 1 October 2025, operating daily as of the brief.

East and Central Asia

China: the MEA brief of July 2026 records that direct flight services connecting designated points between the two sides were resumed in October 2025. The guide notes that the brief does not name the points served.
Kazakhstan: according to the MEA brief of July 2026, there are 16 direct flights between Delhi and Almaty every day.
Azerbaijan: the MEA brief of April 2026 states that Delhi and Mumbai have direct flights to Baku, with 21 direct flights a week, 14 between Delhi and Baku and 7 between Mumbai and Baku. It adds that Indigo has suspended its 07 flights a week between Delhi and Baku, and that Azerbaijan Airlines is currently operating 14 flights per week.
Turkmenistan: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, Turkmenistan Airlines operates direct flights between Ashgabat and New Delhi thrice a week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Europe

Switzerland: the MEA brief of June 2026 states that Swiss Air operates direct daily flights to Delhi and Mumbai under a code sharing arrangement with Air India, and that Air India started direct flights from Zurich to Delhi on 16 June 2024, after a gap of 27 years, with four flights per week.
Italy: according to the MEA brief of May 2026, Air India operates flights between Delhi and Rome and between Delhi and Milan, four a week on each route, and Neos Air operates direct flights from Bergamo to Amritsar thrice a week and from Rome to Amritsar once a week.
Finland: the MEA brief of June 2026 states that there is a daily direct flight between Helsinki and New Delhi.
Belarus: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, direct flights on the Minsk-Delhi route were started by Belavia in August 2023.
Poland: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister visited India in September 2019 for the inauguration of LOT Polish Airlines' direct flight on the Warsaw-Delhi sector. It does not give a current frequency.

Africa and the Indian Ocean

Kenya: according to the MEA brief of March 2026, India and Kenya have non-stop air connectivity between Nairobi and Mumbai, operated by Kenya Airways twice daily and by Indigo Airlines daily.
Seychelles: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that Air Seychelles launched thrice-weekly direct flights between Mahé and Mumbai on 2 December 2014, and that IndiGo began operating 04 direct flights a week on the Mahe-Mumbai route in March 2025.

Where the briefs note a gap or a discussion

Some briefs say that direct connectivity is lacking. The Armenia guide records, from the MEA brief of June 2026, a lack of direct air connectivity between India and Armenia, and the Armenia trade article notes the brief's view that this, together with Armenia being landlocked, has kept trade figures low. For New Zealand, the MEA brief of July 2026 records that direct air connectivity was among the issues discussed by the two Prime Ministers when they met on 22 May 2023.

Many other guides state that their brief gives no information on flights. Absence from this list does not mean there are no flights, only that the brief does not describe them.