Key facts
- Airlines are gradually restoring some flights to the Middle East.
- Wider traffic flows continue to be disrupted by ongoing conflict.
- Several carriers have extended cancellations to destinations such as Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Beirut.
- Some airlines plan to resume services in July, while others have extended cancellations to August or later.
- Finnair continues to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.
Airlines are gradually restoring some flights to the Middle East as regional carriers rebuild schedules after war-related disruption. However, the conflict continues to disrupt wider traffic flows, with many carriers outside the Gulf still diverting Europe-Asia flights to avoid the region. Several airlines have extended cancellations to destinations like Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Beirut into August or later, while some plan to resume services in July. Finnair specifically continues to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.