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Full list of airlines that have cancelled/rerouted flights to Mideast

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Full list of airlines that have cancelled/rerouted flights to Mideast

AIRLINES across Europe, the Middle East and Asia have announced cancellations, suspensions and route changes as airspace closures spread following strikes involving Israel, Iran and the United States. 

Several carriers cited safety concerns, while others issued advisories warning of longer flight times and possible disruptions.From single-day cancellations to week-long suspensions, airlines said they are closely monitoring the evolving security situation and are prepared to make further adjustments as needed.

Below is the list of airlines that have so far announced cancellations or advisories. Flights cancelled, suspended or rerouted so far

Emirates

Emirates Airlines has said that operations from Dubai Airport are temporarily suspended due to airspace closure in the region.

PIA

Pakistan's national carrier, PIA, has suspended its flights to the Middle East.

Iberia Express Cancelled its Tel Aviv flight scheduled for Saturday evening after the strikes. 

The airline said cancellations currently apply only to Saturday, with further updates to follow. 

A separate Madrid flight was forced to turn back after Doha airspace was closed, reported news agency Reuters.

Virgin Atlantic

Temporarily stopped using Iraqi airspace and cancelled its London Heathrow-Dubai service for Saturday as a precaution. The airline said passenger and crew safety remains its top priority.

KLM

Brought forward the suspension of its Amsterdam-Tel Aviv service, cancelling the only flight scheduled for Saturday.

The airline is assessing whether more regional flights will be affected.

Wizz Air

Halted all flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 7, with immediate effect.

The airline said schedules may change depending on developments.

Russian Ministry of Transport / Russian airlines

Suspended all flights to Iran and Israel following the closure of their respective airspaces.

Authorities said alternative routes to Gulf countries have been planned, though flight durations will increase.

Air India

The airline said that in view of the developing situation in parts of the Middle East, it has suspended all its flights to destinations across the region until further notice.

It diverted its Delhi-Tel Aviv flight back to India, with the aircraft landing in Mumbai after Israeli airspace was shut.

 IndiGo

Issued an advisory saying it is closely monitoring updates related to Iran and surrounding airspace, asking passengers to check flight status before departure.

 Lufthansa

 Lufthansa cancelled its flights to Dubai, Beirut and Oman following the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

LOT Polish Airlines

A spokesperson said that due to further airspace closures in the region, flight LO121 from Warsaw to Dubai has been forced to return to Warsaw.

Turkish Airlines

Cancelled all flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan until March 2, the airline’s head of communications said.

Bulgaria Air

Cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 2, the airline said. Qatar Airways Said it has temporarily suspended flights following the closure of Qatari airspace.

Japan Airlines

Cancelled its Tokyo Haneda-Doha service scheduled for Saturday, along with the return flight planned for March 1, according to Nikkei.

Kuwait aviation authority

Halted all flights to Iran until further notice, according to the state news agency, cited by Reuters.

Oman Air

Suspended all flights to Baghdad, citing the evolving security situation in the region. flydubai Some of its services were affected on February 28 due to the temporary closure of several airspaces across the region, according to a spokesperson for the carrier.

Greece's Aegean Airlines

Suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Erbil in response to the evolving security situation.

Emirates

Said it is closely monitoring developments, staying in contact with relevant authorities and adjusting its operations in line with the latest updates.

Swiss International Air Lines

Suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 7 following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, affecting 14 services in both directions, citing passenger and crew safety, as per AFP.

The airline also cancelled Zurich-Dubai flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday due to multiple airspace closures, said it is rebooking affected passengers or offering refunds, and added it is supporting staff in Tel Aviv while closely monitoring the situation after Iran launched retaliatory missile attacks and explosions were reported in Tehran.

SpiceJet

Said some of its flights could be disrupted due to the closure of airspace over Dubai. Air travel across large parts of the Middle East has been disrupted repeatedly as airlines avoided conflict zones after Iran, Israel, Iraq, the UAE, Jordan and Syria shut down their airspaces.

The latest round of cancellations follows Israel’s announcement of a pre-emptive strike on Iran, with the US later confirming its involvement, pushing regional tensions sharply higher.

Flight tracking platform Flightradar24 said the current shutdowns are affecting numerous airlines simultaneously, underlining the growing impact of geopolitical tensions on global aviation.

British Airways

British Airways has cancelled flights to Tel ⁠Aviv and Bahrain until March 3.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and have taken the operational decision to cancel our ⁠flights to Tel ⁠Aviv and Bahrain up to and including 03 March and ⁠have cancelled today’s service to Amman,” ⁠the airline said ⁠in a statement.

Safety is always our top priority, and ‌we’re contacting our customers to advise them of their ‌travel ‌options.”

Air France

Air France is cancelling flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 28 and March 1 due to security concerns related to the situation in the Middle East, the company said in an update.

For February 28, Air France also cancelled flights to and from Beirut, Lebanon; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it added.

Air France said it would later communicate on its flight plans for these destinations for the coming days.

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