Global air travel is still sharply curtailed as the Iran war has closed major Middle Eastern air hubs and forced airlines worldwide to suspend or delay services. The disruption has affected routes to and through cities including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, leaving many travelers unable to fly as planned. Below is a carrier-by-carrier summary of current suspensions, cancellations and schedule adjustments, presented in the order provided by the reporting source.
AEGEAN AIRLINES - Greece's largest airline has cancelled services to Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman through April 30, and has extended cancellations for flights to Erbil, Baghdad and Dubai through May 31.
AIRBALTIC - Latvia's carrier has halted all flights to Tel Aviv until May 31. The airline has also cancelled all flights to Dubai until October 24.
AIR CANADA - The Canadian carrier has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai until September 7.
AIR EUROPA - Spain's Air Europa has cancelled its Tel Aviv services until May 3.
AIR FRANCE-KLM - Air France has suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh until April 19. KLM has suspended services to Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17.
CATHAY PACIFIC - The Hong Kong airline has cancelled all passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until May 31. To address higher demand to Europe, the carrier plans additional passenger services to London, Paris and Zurich in April.
DELTA - The U.S. carrier has cancelled its New York-Tel Aviv flights and postponed resumption of its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route until September 5. It also said the planned Boston-Tel Aviv launch, scheduled for late October, has been delayed until further notice.
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES - The Israeli carrier said customers with departures from Israel through April 11 have had their flights cancelled, including corresponding return legs. El Al is operating a limited number of flights to several key destinations.
EMIRATES - The UAE national carrier said it is operating a reduced schedule after a partial reopening of regional airspace.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS - Etihad has said it is operating a commercial schedule from Abu Dhabi to around 80 destinations.
FINNAIR - The Finnish carrier has cancelled Doha flights until July 2 and continues to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel. Finnair stated it will not restart its Dubai services until October.
FLYNAS - The Saudi low-cost carrier has suspended flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until April 15.
IAG - IAG's British Airways has extended cancellations to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30. The carrier is adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. British Airways' flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year. IAG's low-cost unit Iberia Express has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv through May 31.
JAPAN AIRLINES - Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until April 10 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 11.
LOT - Poland's LOT has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv until May 31. It has also cancelled flights to Riyadh until June 30 and suspended services to Beirut from March 31 to May 30. The airline plans to operate its winter Dubai route starting in October.
LUFTHANSA GROUP - Across the group, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Edelweiss have suspended flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31. Additional suspensions extend to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran through October 24. Lufthansa Cargo follows the same suspension pattern except its Tel Aviv suspension will last through April 30. Low-cost group carrier Eurowings plans to suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Erbil through April 30 and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman through October 24.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES - The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until April 15.
NORWEGIAN AIR - The low-cost airline has postponed launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15 from April 1 and April 4, respectively. It has also cancelled all Dubai flights through April 8.
PEGASUS - Turkey's Pegasus Airlines has cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah until May 1.
QANTAS - Australia's flag carrier is adding capacity to Rome and Paris to meet stronger demand on European routes. Paris services will increase to five return flights per week from three, and the Perth-Singapore route will be increased from daily to 10 weekly flights. Qantas said an updated schedule will be phased in from mid-April and run until late July.
QATAR AIRWAYS - Qatar's carrier said it is gradually increasing flights to and from Doha, adding frequency to more than 90 destinations.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES - Singapore Airlines has extended suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until May 31. To address elevated demand, the airline is adding services on the Singapore-London Gatwick and Singapore-Melbourne routes from late March until October 24.
TURKISH AIRLINES - Turkish Airlines has cancelled most Middle East flights until the end of March. SunExpress, the carrier's joint venture with Lufthansa, has cancelled flights to Dubai until April 6 and to Bahrain until April 30.
WIZZ AIR - The low-cost carrier has suspended flights to Israel until April 13, and suspended flights from mainland Europe to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until mid-September. Wizz Air has also suspended all flights to Medina indefinitely.
These operational updates reflect carriers' decisions to reroute, suspend or delay services as regional airspace and hub access remain constrained. Some airlines are responding by adding capacity on alternative long-haul routes to Europe and other destinations to absorb displaced demand, while many others have opted for longer suspensions extending into the northern summer months and beyond.
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As long as major hubs remain partially closed or operate under restricted airspace, airlines will continue to update their schedules and cancellations. Travelers should monitor carrier advisories for timing on reinstated services, and market participants will be watching how prolonged route suspensions affect airline revenues, capacity planning and seasonal scheduling into the summer and autumn months.