Key facts
- Several airlines are resuming Middle East flights after recent conflict.
- Many carriers have extended flight suspensions to various destinations, some until late October or beyond.
- Specific routes like Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Beirut are heavily impacted.
- Airlines are adjusting schedules and routes due to ongoing safety concerns.
Airlines are gradually restoring some flights to the Middle East following a period of conflict, though many routes remain suspended. The situation varies significantly by carrier and destination, with numerous airlines extending cancellations into late October and some even further.
Aegean Airlines has cancelled flights to Dubai until August 31 and to Erbil and Baghdad until September 30. Airbaltic and Air Canada have cancelled flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv respectively until October 24. Air France has resumed some routes but suspended Beirut flights until July 20, while KLM's suspensions to Riyadh, Dammam, and Dubai are in place until July 15.
Cathay Pacific plans to resume flights to Dubai and Riyadh from September 1. Delta has suspended its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route through December 18 and delayed the launch of its Boston-Tel Aviv route. Finnair cancelled Doha flights until October 2 and is avoiding airspace over Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.
IAG-owned British Airways has delayed flights to Doha and Riyadh and paused others until October 25, planning to reduce services to one daily flight upon resumption and dropping Jeddah. Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights until August 31. LOT plans to operate its winter route to Dubai from October and resume Beirut operations in Summer 2027.
Lufthansa Group airlines, including SWISS and Brussels Airlines, have extended suspensions to various Middle East destinations, including Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, and Riyadh, until October 24. Low-cost carrier Eurowings expects to resume remaining Middle East destinations in autumn. ITA Airways extended its suspension of flights to Riyadh until July 31 and Dubai until October 24.
Norwegian Air has indefinitely postponed planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services. Singapore Airlines extended its Dubai flight suspension until August 2. SunExpress plans to resume its Antalya-Dubai route on July 15, with other flights cancelled until July 14. Wizz Air has suspended flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Amman until mid-September.