After father’s murder in Saudi Arabia, Mangaluru-bound youth goes missing at Mumbai Airport

March 2, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 2: An expatriate worker returning home to Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district from Saudi Arabia went missing after he landed at an international Airport in Mumbai in Mumbai recently.

Family members and police said that 25-year-old Safwan has mysteriously gone missing ever since he arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from Riyadh on February 22.

According to his uncle Ilyas Saqafi, residing in Uppinangady, Safwan had informed his family that he would be arriving at Mangaluru International Airport on February 21 at 10.30 p.m. and had them to receive him at the airport. However, while his family awaited his arrival, Safwan did not arrive by any flight landing from Saudi Arabia.

Thereafter, Mr Saqafi and others travelled to Mumbai on February 24 and lodged a missing complaint at Sahar police station in Sahar-Andheri East close to the airport.

Mr Saqafi told Coastaldigest.com that Safwan had been employed as an A/C technician in Riyadh and wished to permanently return home to Uppinangady. His Saudi Arabia mobile number has been switched off ever since he had informed of his arrival to Mangaluru. The entire family is worried and fervently hopes that he is found soon, he said.

He informed that the Indian Embassy in Riyadh had been notified of Safwan’s disappearance and the embassy officials might help in finding out if he had previously made phone calls to Mumbai or planned to meet with any of his known associates working there.

Safwan’s father Aboobaker who was employed in Saudi Arabia, had been killed four months ago. Now, the prospect of losing Safwan too, haunts his mother Zohra and other family members.

Anyone with information of Safwan’s whereabouts are requested to call 9740941339.

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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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