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Factbox-Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates
Mar 13, 2026 5:55 AM

March 13 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad until March 29. Flights to Dubai are cancelled until March 28 and to Riyadh until March 14.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until March 28. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until March 30.

AIR CANADA 

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 20.

AIR FRANCE KLM

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut through March 15 and to Dubai and Riyadh until March 14.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until March 28 and flights to Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.

CATHAY PACIFIC

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh until March 31.

DELTA

The U.S. carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until Aug 4 and flights from Tel Aviv paused until Aug 5.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES

El AL regular flights were cancelled until March  19.

EMIRATES

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The UAE carrier said it resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

FINNAIR

The Finnish carrier has cancelled Doha and Dubai flights until March 29 and is avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

IAG

IAG-owned British Airways cancelled all flights to Abu Dhabi until later this year and all flights to Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv until later in March.

ITA AIRWAYS

ITA Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until April 2 and extended Dubai cancellations until March 28.

JAPAN AIRLINES ( JPNRF )

Japan Airlines ( JPNRF ) suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 21 and Doha-Tokyo flights until March 22.

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until March 31. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until March 24 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 2, to Beirut and Dubai through March 28. Flights to Tehran were suspended through April 30 and to Amman, Erbil, Dammam and Abu Dhabi until March 15.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until March 20.

NORWEGIAN AIR

The Nordic airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from June 15, instead of April 1 and April 4, respectively, as it had previously planned.

PEGASUS

Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are cancelled until March 31. Flights to Riyadh are cancelled until March 23.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The carrier operates a limited flight schedule to and from Doha, intending to operate some flights from March 9, following temporary authorisation from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority.

SAUDIA AIRLINES

The Saudi airline suspended its Amman, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain flights until March 12, with some exceptional flights operating, and Moscow and Peshawar flights until March 15.

TURKISH AIRLINES

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until March 19, while flights to Iran were cancelled until March 20.

WIZZ AIR ( WZZAF )

The low-cost airline suspended flights to Israel until March 29 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until the middle of September.

(Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao, Agnieszka Olenska, Bernadette Hogg, Boleslaw Lasocki and Romolo Tosiani; Editing by Matt Scuffham and Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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