Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order as reported by Reuters and Euro News.
AEGEAN AIRLINES
Greece’s largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.
AIR BALTIC
Latvia’s airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 5. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until October 24.
AIR CANADA
The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.
AIR EUROPA
The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.
AIR FRANCE KLM
Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until March 21 and to Dubai and Riyadh until March 20.
KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Last week, the airline announced that all flights to and from Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv were cancelled “until later this month”, while services to and from Abu Dhabi have been cancelled “until later this year”.
In a new update issued on Monday, BA confirmed that flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv were now cancelled up to and including 31 May, and flights to Doha were cancelled until 30 April.
BA operated eight relief flights from Muscat in Oman and has also added additional flights to and from Singapore and Bangkok.
CATHAY PACIFIC
The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh, as well as cargo freighter flights to Dubai and Riyadh, until April 30.
DELTA
The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until Aug 4 and flights from Tel Aviv paused until Aug 5.
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES
The Israeli flag carrier said regular flights were cancelled until March 21.
EMIRATES
Emirates Airline has resumed a reduced flight schedule and extended its flexible rebooking and refund policy for tickets impacted by the security situation. On 17 March, the carrier said customers booked to travel between 28 February and 15 April can rebook up to nine times or obtain a full fare refund without penalty.
While the flag-carrier’s signature trunk routes to London, Sydney and Mumbai are running, frequencies have been trimmed to ease congestion in Dubai International’s recovery wave. Cargo capacity remains tight, with Emirates SkyCargo prioritising temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals and critical spare parts for regional oil-and-gas operators.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
The UAE carrier has restarted a “limited flight schedule” operating from its hub at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. The airline has listed more than 70 destinations that it planned to fly to between 6 and 19 March.
FINNAIR
The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until April 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.
FLYNAS
Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.
GARUDA INDONESIA
Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia’s flag carrier, temporarily suspended flights to and from Doha “until further notice”.
GULF AIR
Gulf Air has expanded temporary operations from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, due to the closure of Bahraini airspace. Bahrain’s national carrier has introduced a limited programme of special flights from Dammam to major international destinations including Frankfurt, Nairobi, London, Mumbai and Bangkok, for travel up to and including 28 Mar
INDIGO
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah until March 28.
JAPAN AIRLINES
Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.
LOT
The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until April 18. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until March 24 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.
LUFTHANSA GROUP
The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines as well as ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 2, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Dammam until March 17.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES
The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 20.
NORWEGIAN AIR
The Nordic airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.
OMAN AIR
Oman Air continues to operate as normal, but some routes remain temporarily affected with flights to and from Amman, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Kuwait, Copenhagen, Baghdad, and Khasab are cancelled until 31 Mar.
PEGASUS
Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 12. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until March 23.
PHILIPPINES AIRLINES
Philippine Airlines has temporarily suspended several Middle East routes until 28 March. The airline has halted flights between Manila and Riyadh, Dubai and Doha. An additional Doha-Manila flight scheduled for 29 March has also been cancelled.
QATAR AIRWAYS
The carrier said its scheduled flight operations were still temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace and that it would operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.
TURKISH AIRLINES
The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC
The airline’s seasonal Dubai service is now suspended for the remainder of the winter season. The airline’s flights to Riyadh have also now paused for the next two weeks.
WIZZ AIR
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has suspended flights to Israel until 29 March and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until the middle of September.
