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Airlines suspend Middle East flights

Etihad says cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until July 15
Published 24 Jun, 2025 03:34pm
An Aeroflot passenger plane descends before landing at the Sheremetyevo international airport outside Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2023. REUTERS
An Aeroflot passenger plane descends before landing at the Sheremetyevo international airport outside Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2023. REUTERS

Israel’s strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations due to air space closures and safety concerns.

As the conflict entered a new phase following the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, some airlines moved to cancel flights to hubs like Dubai and Qatar’s Doha.

Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region:

PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (PIA)

Pakistan’s PIA cancelled its flights to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Dubai.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Etihad said that it had cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until July 15. The airline expects disruptions and delays to a number of flights over the coming days.

EMIRATES

Emirates said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran and Iraq until and including June 30.

FINNAIR

The Finnish airline cancelled its flights to and from Doha through June 30, as well as flight AY1982 on July 1. Finnair addded that it was not flying through the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, or Israel.

FLYDUBAI

Flydubai said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria until June 30.

OmanAIR

The Omani airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Manama, Dubai and Kuwait.

ISRAIR

The Israeli airline said that it had cancelled all its flights from and to Israel until June 30. Israir is stopping the sale of all its flights until July 7 (inclusive).

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian Airline said that it would extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, including two flights scheduled on August 1.

UNITED AIRLINES (UAL.O)

The U.S. carrier said that travel to and from Tel Aviv may be affected between June 13 and August 1. Flights to Dubai between June 18 and July 3 may also be affected.

QATAR AIRWAYS

Qatar Airways said that it had temporarily cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Syria.

RYANAIR

Ryanair said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until September 30.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Asian carrier cancelled flying from Singapore to Dubai until June 25.

TAROM

Romania’s flag carrier said that it had suspended all commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until June 30.

TUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel scheduled until June 30 (inclusive). Flights scheduled for departure between July 1 and July 7 are currently closed for sale, pending further developments, it said.

WIZZ AIR (WIZZ.L)

Wizz Air said it had suspended its operations to and from Tel Aviv and Amman until September 15. The Hungarian airline will also avoid overflying Israeli, Iraqi, Irani and Syrian airspace until further notice.

ISRAIR

The Israeli airline said that it had cancelled all its flights from and to Israel until June 30. Israir is stopping the sale of all its flights until July 7 (inclusive).

ITA AIRWAYS

The Italian Airline said that it would extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, including two flights scheduled on August 1.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

Lufthansa said that it had suspended all flights to and from Beirut until and including June 30 and to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran until and including July 31.

Flights to and from Amman and Erbil are cancelled until and including July 11.

The German airline added that it would also refrain from using airspace of the countries concerned until further notice.

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