Contraband worth Rs 52 lakh seized at Mangaluru Airport in Sept

September 30, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Customs officers at Mangaluru International Airport have detected 18 cases of smuggling of contraband goods in September, 2016.

A total of 1133 grams of gold, foreign currency equivalent to Rs 12.74 lakh and 236 cartons of foreign cigarettes having no statutory pictorial warning, totally valued over Rs 52 lakh have been recovered in this month.

In one major detection, on September 27, officers recovered about 1.05-kgs of cylindrical type gold rod valued Rs 32.91 lakh which was found concealed in a black coloured hand bag carried by a passenger, who arrived by Air India flight IX 814 from Dubai. The passenger was arrested and remanded to judicial custody.

In another case three small gold biscuits and 25 gold coins valued about Rs 2.52 lakh found concealed in the hand bag of a passenger was also seized.

Besides, foreign currency equivalent to Rs 12.74 lakh was seized from the possession of three passengers departing to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, M Subramaniyam, commissioner, customs stated.

Thorough profiling of passengers also enabled detection of 13 cases of smuggling of foreign brand cigarettes having no statutory pictorial warnings and 236 cartons of foreign cigarettes valued about Rs.4.25 lakh were confiscated, Subramaniyam added.

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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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