Global air travel faces severe disruption, with conflict in Iran forcing the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs like Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, stranding thousands.
British Airways has announced it will extend flight cancellations to the Middle East again.
A spokesperson said: “Due to the continuing uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and airspace instability, and to provide more clarity to our customers, we’ve extended the temporary reduction in our flying schedule in the region.
“We’re keeping the situation under constant review and are directly in touch with affected customers to offer them a range of options.”
Adding to the strain on airlines, jet fuel prices have doubled since the conflict began, intensifying pressure on carriers already contending with restricted airspace as pilots reroute to bypass the volatile Middle East.
Below is the latest on which airlines have cancelled flights to the region, in alphabetical order:
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.
airBaltic
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
Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until March 21 and to Dubai and Riyadh until March 20.
British Airways
British Airways has extended the suspension of its flights to the Middle East until June.
On Monday, Britain’s flag carrier confirmed it would be extending cancellations to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv up to and including 31 May.
Flights to Doha in Qatar have also been scrapped until April 30.
Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong airline has 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 August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.
EL AL Israel Airlines
El AL and Sundor said regular flights were cancelled until March 21.
Emirates
The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.
Ethiad Airways
The UAE carrier said it resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.
Finnair
The Finnish carrier has cancelled Doha and Dubai flights until March 29 and is avoiding 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.
Indigo
The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.
ITA Airways
ITA Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until April 2 and extended Dubai cancellations until March 29, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.
KLM
KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv until April 11.
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, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, Dammam and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5 for operational reasons.
Malaysia Airlines
The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.
Norwegian Air
The low-cost 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.
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.
Qatar Airways
The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights from March 18 to March 28.
Turkish Airlines
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, the Turkish transport ministry said.
Wizz Air
The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until the middle of September.
