Global air transport continues to face severe disruption after strikes in Iran led to the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs - including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi - resulting in large numbers of passengers stranded and thousands of services affected. Carriers from multiple regions have announced temporary suspensions and route cancellations that extend from the immediate days ahead into mid-March for some operators.
This report lists, in alphabetical order, the latest service changes reported by airlines. Dates and affected routes are shown as provided by the carriers.
AEGEAN AIRLINES - Greece’s largest airline said it had suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad up to and including early morning arrivals of March 10. Separately, Aegean cancelled flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until evening arrivals on March 6, and halted services to and from Riyadh and Jeddah through early morning arrivals on March 7.
AIR BALTIC - Latvia’s airBaltic reported all flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 9. The carrier also stated that services to and from Dubai were cancelled through March 6.
AIR CANADA - The Canadian flag carrier announced a suspension of all flights to and from Dubai and Tel Aviv until March 22, with plans to resume services on March 23.
AIR EUROPA - The Spanish operator cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 9.
AIR FRANCE KLM - Air France cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 5. KLM reported suspensions of flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam until March 9, and stated that flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.
AIR INDIA - The Indian carrier extended a temporary suspension of all flights to and from the Middle East through March 3.
BLUEBIRD AIRWAYS - The Greek operator said it had cancelled all flights to and from Israel through March 8.
BRITISH AIRWAYS - IAG-owned British Airways announced the cancellation of flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including March 5.
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS - The Hong Kong-based carrier cancelled all flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh through March 14.
DELTA - The US carrier cancelled New York-JFK to Tel Aviv (TLV) flights through March 8 and TLV to JFK flights through March 9.
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES - EL AL and Sundor flights to and from Israel were cancelled until 2:00 AM on March 5.
EMIRATES - Emirates said it would begin operating a limited number of flights starting on the evening of March 2, while all other services remain suspended until further notice.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS - Etihad reported suspension of all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 4.
FINNAIR - The Finnish carrier cancelled Doha flights until March 10 and Dubai flights until March 28, and indicated it was avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.
INDIGO - IndiGo, India’s largest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2 and had cancelled a series of flights through March 5.
ITA AIRWAYS - ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and said it would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8. ITA also extended its Dubai cancellations until March 4 and halted flights to and from Riyadh between March 2 and March 4.
JAPAN AIRLINES - Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled between February 28 and March 7 and additionally did not operate the Doha-Tokyo flight on March 8.
LOT POLISH AIRLINES - LOT said all flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 18. The airline also cancelled Dubai services until March 4 and Riyadh services until March 8.
LUFTHANSA - Lufthansa suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8, and halted flights to and from Dubai until March 4.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES - The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah and Madinah until March 4.
NORWEGIAN AIR - The Nordic airline suspended all flights to and from Dubai through March 10 and said it would reassess the situation every seven days.
PEGASUS - The Turkish carrier cancelled flights to Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon until March 6 and flights to Iran until March 12.
QATAR AIRWAYS - Qatar Airways suspended flights to and from Doha, citing the closure of Qatari airspace.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES - The Singaporean carrier cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost subsidiary Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.
TAROM - Romania’s flag carrier suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman through March 2. Tarom said flights to and from Tel Aviv on March 3 were still under review.
TURKISH AIRLINES - Turkish Airlines cancelled a number of services to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
TUS AIRWAYS - The Cypriot carrier cancelled all flights to and from Israel until March 8.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC - The UK carrier cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh and Dubai until March 2, and cancelled the Dubai-London flight scheduled for March 3.
WIZZ AIR - Wizz Air halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Saudi Arabia through March 7.
Several airlines have provided specific return or reassessment dates for affected routes, while others have indicated continued suspension until further notice. The timing of resumed services varies markedly by carrier and route, with some suspensions extending into mid-March for destinations such as Tel Aviv and Riyadh in specific cases.
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This account compiles the most recent route status reports issued by the carriers themselves. Provided return dates and periods of suspension are those announced by the airlines and are reproduced here exactly as stated by each operator.