Accident derails MTech student Ayesha Khan’s Dubai dreams

February 14, 2015

Bengaluru, Feb 14: Twenty-six year old Ayesha Khan, who was studying MTech in a city college, wanted to settle down in Dubai. Her father M Z Khan, an officer with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and other members in her family were making preparations for her engagement. Friday morning’s train accident derailed all their plans.

Waiting outside a mortuary at Victoria Hospital in the city to collect his daughter’s body after autopsy, Khan, who seemed to be composed even in the face of the worst disaster said, “We had planned to buy many things for her engagement. Since my would-be son-in-law is working in Dubai, my daughter was to join him after the wedding.”

On Friday, before leaving their home in Bharatinagar in Yelahanka, she had asked her father to take care of the pet cat at home. “On Friday morning before leaving home she gave bath to the cat and told me to take care of it,” he said.

Ayesha, her grandmother Naseem Khan and aunt Farah Khan were going to Ooty on a holiday and were to return on Monday. Naseem and Ayesha died in the accident while Farah Khan had a narrow escape.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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