Air India Express will start operations from Bahrain to the Indian capital, New Delhi, from today (October 26).

Flights to New Delhi, which will initially be via Doha and Mumbai, depart Bahrain at 3.30pm, Air India Bahrain and Jordan manager Meenakshi Mallik said.

'The flights will be every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, and will be operated on a Boeing 737-800,' she said.

The national capital becomes the carrier's fifth destination to India from Bahrain.

It already operates to Calicut and Cochin daily, Trivandrum twice a week, Mangalore thrice weekly and a Gulf Air code share daily flight to Bangalore, said Mallik.

She said it would become a non-stop direct flight to New Delhi if it proves to be successful.-TradeArabia News Service