Airlines around the world are suspending flights to other destinations in the Middle East as the war widens for a fourth day.
Disruption following Iran’s initial retaliatory strike is now affecting the region and has resulted in more than 12,300 flight cancellations, including at key transit hubs such as Dubai and Doha, Bloomberg reported, citing Flightradar24.
The cancellation will have a lasting impact as it will disrupt aircraft schedules and misplace crew members. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded, leading many airlines to operate special evacuation flights.
The UAE is starting to create what it calls safe flight corridors, signaling a slight improvement in the situation. According to the Ministry of Economy, these corridors will allow up to 48 flights per hour. More than 80 additional flights with a capacity of more than 27,000 passengers are planned, the report said, citing the ministry.
List of airlines that have announced adjustments to regional flight schedules:
Air France-KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines suspended the remaining flights for the winter season to and from Tel Aviv from Sunday. In addition, it has suspended flights to and from Dammam and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, as well as Dubai, until March 9, according to a notice posted on its website.
British Airways
The airline canceled flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv until Tuesday.
Cathay Pacific
Services to and from Dubai and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where airspace remains open, are suspended until March 14.
Delta Airlines
Flights between New York and Tel Aviv are suspended until March 8.
EasyJet
A low-cost airline canceled flights to Cyprus on Tuesday after drones there hit a British Royal Air Force base.
Emirates
The world’s largest international airline has extended the suspension of flights to and from Dubai until March 4.
Emirates has canceled more than 2,000 flights since Saturday, marking one of the worst disruptions ever for an airline that prides itself on 24/7 operations and resilience.
Although the airline has started some limited operations to evacuate people from Dubai, regular commercial flights are cancelled.
Etihad
He extended the suspension until Thursday.
the Lufthansa Group
All of its airlines have canceled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Jordan, Erbil, Iraq, Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Tehran until March 8.
The group will also not use airspace over Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam and Iran until March 8.
Flights to and from Dubai are suspended until March 4 and UAE airspace will remain unused during this period.
Oman Air
It extended its cancellations to several destinations across the region, including Dammam, Saudi Arabia, where Iran targeted a Saudi Aramco facility on Tuesday.
Qatar Airways
All operations remain suspended until further notice.
Russia
According to a report citing the national Ministry of Transport, 24 flights from the United Arab Emirates and Oman to Russia by Russian and international airlines are scheduled for Tuesday. These flights will carry approximately 4,500 passengers to destinations including Moscow, Kazan, Mineralnye Vody and Yekaterinburg Novosibirsk.
Virgin Atlantic
The airline had previously suspended flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh from Tuesday 28 February. “This remains a rapidly changing and unpredictable situation and further cancellations or changes to flight schedules may be likely in the coming days,” the airline said on its website.
