The full restoration of operations depends on regulatory approvals and airspace reopening, while many Indian nationals continue to struggle with delayed transit visas in Saudi Arabia and Oman, alongside rising ticket prices.

K-Smart, launched in 2024, is now being used to deliver all major services through local bodies, including building permit applications, trade licences, and birth, death and marriage registration

Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar says Rahul’s election promise of free travel for women on KSRTC will ruin the financially struggling corporation