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FACTBOX-Airlines cancel flights after US and Israel strike Iran

ReutersMar 3, 2026 9:57 AM

- 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 worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.

Below is the latest on flights listed by airline in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

Greece's largest carrier AGNr.AT suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad through early morning arrivals of March 10. The airline cancelled its flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until the evening arrivals of March 6 and from Riyadh and Jeddah until the early morning arrivals of March 7.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv had been cancelled through March 9. All flights to and from Dubai have been cancelled through March 6.

AIR CANADA

The Canadian carrier suspended all its flights to and from Dubai and Tel Aviv until March 22 and plans to restart them on March 23.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline cancelled all its flights to Tel Aviv until March 9.

AIR FRANCE KLM

Air France AIRF.PA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 5.

KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam are suspended until March 9 and flights to and from Tel Aviv are suspended for the remainder of its winter season.

AIR INDIA

The airline extended the temporary suspension of all its flights to and from the Middle East up until March 3.

BLUEBIRD AIRWAYS

The Greek airline said that it had cancelled all its flights to and from Israel through March 8.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

IAG-owned British Airways ICAG.L said flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including March 5 were cancelled.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

The Hong Kong airline 0293.HK said it had cancelled all of its flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh through March 14.

DELTA

The U.S. carrier DAL.N said it cancelled flights from New York-JFK to Tel Aviv (TLV) through March 8 and from TLV to JFK through March 9.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES

EL AL ELAL.TA and Sundor flights to and from Israel were cancelled until 2:00 AM on March  5.

EMIRATES

Emirates said it will begin operating a limited number of flights commencing on the evening of March 2. All other flights remain suspended until further notice.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 4.

FINNAIR

The Finnish carrier FIA1S.HE said it had cancelled Doha flights until March 10 and Dubai flights until March 28, and was avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.

INDIGO

IndiGo INGL.NS, India's biggest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2. It cancelled a series of flights until March 5.

ITA AIRWAYS

ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8. It extended its Dubai cancellations until March 4. Flights to and from Riyadh were also halted between March 2–4.

JAPAN AIRLINES

Japan Airlines 9201.T suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 7 as well as its Doha-Tokyo flight on March 8.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES

LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 18. The Polish airline also cancelled flights to Dubai until March 4 and to Riyadh until March 8.

LUFTHANSA

The German airline LHAG.DE suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and from Dubai until March 4.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah, and Madinah until March 4.

NORWEGIAN AIR

The Nordic airline NAS.OL suspended all flights to and from Dubai through March 10. The company said it will reassess its decision every seven days.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

The Turkish airline said it had cancelled its flights to Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon until March 6 and its flights to Iran until March 12.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The airline said it suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Singaporean carrier SIAL.SI said it had cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.

TAROM

Romania's flag carrier said that it had suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman through March 2. Flights to and from Tel Aviv on March 3 are still under review.

TURKISH AIRLINES

The airline THYAO.IS cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates.

TUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel until March 8.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

The UK carrier cancelled all its flights to and from Riyadh and Dubai until March 2 and Dubai-London flight scheduled to March 3.

WIZZ AIR

The airline WIZZ.L halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Saudi Arabia through March 7.

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