- Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs
- Cathay Pacific extends cancellation of all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until May 31
Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
Below is the latest on flights:
Aegean Airlines
Greece’s largest carrier has canceled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Irbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai have been canceled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.
Airbaltic
Latvia’s airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been canceled until April 29. All flights to Dubai stand canceled until October 24.
Air Canada
The Canadian carrier has canceled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and to Dubai until March 28.
Air Europa
The Spanish airline has canceled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.
Air France KLM
Air France has canceled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until March 28 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 24, including the March 25 departure from Dubai.
KLM suspended flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17 and to Tel Aviv until April 11.
Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong airline has extended the cancellation of all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until May 31. It has, however, added extra flights to London between March 21 and March 28 due to increased demand. It will also operate three extra pairs of passenger flights for Paris and Zurich, respectively.
Delta
The US carrier has canceled its New York-Tel Aviv flights until May 31 and Tel Aviv-New York flights until June 1. The restart of its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.
El Al Israel Airlines
The Israeli carrier saidoperational constraints are preventing regular flights from Israel, except in rare, exceptional cases, and that it is continuing efforts to bring passengers home. The airline has also urged authorities to open Ramon Airport near Eilat.
Emirates
The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.
Etihad Airways
The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and select destinations.
Finnair
The Finnish carrier has canceled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, while continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.
Flynas
Saudi budget airline Flynas has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.
IAG
IAG-owned British Airways has extended cancelations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.
Indigo
The Indian airline has suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.
LOT
The Polish airline said all its flights to Dubai stand canceled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until May 31. It has also canceled flights to Riyadh until April 30 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, has suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Irbil and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran are suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5.
Malaysia Airlines
The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.
Norwegian Air
The low-cost airline has pushed back planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15, from April 1 and April 4, respectively. It has canceled all Dubai flights through April 8.
Pegasus
Turkiye’s Pegasus Airlines has canceled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13. Flights to Riyadh have been canceled until March 24.
Qatar Airways
The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights until March 28.
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines said it will extend the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until April 30, and add services between Singapore and London Gatwick from March 31 to October 24, and on the Singapore-Melbourne route from March 29 to October 24 to meet higher demand.
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has canceled most Middle East flights until the end of March. SunExpress, its joint venture with Lufthansa, has canceled flights to Dubai and Bahrain until March 23.
Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam’s flag carrier has planned to cancel 23 flights per week across several domestic routes from April.
Wizz Air
The low-cost airline has suspended flights to Israel until March 29, and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.
Source: Saudi Gazette
