New Delhi, March 18 -- Additional Secretary (Gulf), Aseem R Mahajan, on Wednesday said the flight situation between the Gulf region and India is steadily improving despite earlier airspace restrictions across parts of West Asia.

During the Inter-Ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Mahajan said, airlines have gradually increased operations, allowing a large number of passengers to return to India in recent weeks.

"An update on the flight status and airspace: while there have been operational closures in some countries, overall the flight situation continues to improve with additional flights operating," Mahajan said.

He said that since February 28, approximately 2,60,000 passengers have travelled from the region ba...