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Published : 19 Mar 2026, 07:56 PM
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:
AEGEAN AIRLINES
Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until Apr 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until Apr 19 and to Riyadh until Apr 18.
AIRBALTIC
Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until Apr 29. 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 Mar 28.
AIR EUROPA
The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until Apr 10.
AIR FRANCE KLM
Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until Mar 21 and to Dubai and Riyadh until Mar 20.
KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until Mar 28 and flights to Tel Aviv until Apr 11.
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 Apr 30.
DELTA
The US carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until Mar 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until Apr 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
The Israeli flag carrier said regular flights were cancelled until Mar 21.
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 a number of key destinations.
FINNAIR
The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until Mar 29 and Doha flights until July 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 Mar 31.
IAG
IAG-owned British Airways extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until Apr 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.
INDIGO
The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until Mar 28.
JAPAN AIRLINES
Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until Mar 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until Apr 1.
LOT
The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until Mar 28 and to Tel Aviv until Apr 18. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until Mar 24 and to Beirut from Mar 31 to Apr 30.
LUFTHANSA GROUP
The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, BrUSls Airlines and ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through Apr 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, Dammam and Abu Dhabi until Mar 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through Apr 30 and to Riyadh until Apr 5 for operational reasons.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES
The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until Mar 28.
NORWEGIAN AIR
The low-cost airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of Apr 1 and Apr 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.
It has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai for the remainder of the winter season, up to and including Apr 8.
PEGASUS
Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until Apr 13. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until Mar 24.
QATAR AIRWAYS
The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights from Mar 18 to Mar 28.
TURKISH AIRLINES
The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines had cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until Mar 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until Mar 20.
WIZZ AIR
The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until Mar 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September.
