Airlines suspend Middle East flights
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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