Flight cancellations in the wake of Iran-Israel war. Details here

The escalation of conflict in the Middle East is leading to widespread flight disruptions with major airlines suspending operations to the region and rerouting some services.

While Air India has rerouted some of its flights to avoid airspace over  Iran, Iraq, and Israel, several global carriers, including  Emirates, Lufthansa, and Qatar Airways have followed suit. The decision comes as a huge blow to passengers as Dubai and Doha are key hubs in the region for long-haul travel.  

Air India released an official statement on Saturday citing adjustments in services to and from several Middle Eastern destinations, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Emirates called off all flights to Tehran in Iran and Baghdad and Basra in Iraq till the end of the month.  Etihad Airways suspended all Tel Aviv flights until July 15 while maintaining reduced service to Amman and Beirut. Air Arabia continues its suspension of flights to Iran, Iraq, Russia, and several Caucasus nations through June 30, with Jordan services paused until June 25. 

Flydubai has cancelled all flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria until June 30. The airline issued an alert to passengers stating that any trip through Dubai with final destinations in any of those countries or airports will not be accepted for travel until further notice.

International airlines, including Singapore Airlines, Air France, British Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines have cancelled flights to destinations including Dubai, Doha, Riyadh and Qatar. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 reported that the skies over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel were empty. 

 

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