Global air travel has been heavily disrupted after the war in Iran prompted the closure of several pivotal Middle Eastern aviation hubs - notably Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi - producing widespread flight cancellations and stranding large numbers of travelers worldwide. Airlines have issued a patchwork of suspensions and cancellations affecting routes across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and North America.
Below is a consolidated list, arranged alphabetically by carrier, of the operational changes announced by airlines and the explicit suspension periods they published.
AEGEAN AIRLINES - Greece's largest carrier has halted services to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad through early morning arrivals of March 10. Flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi are suspended until the evening arrivals of March 6, and services to and from Riyadh and Jeddah are suspended until the early morning arrivals of March 7.
AIR BALTIC - Latvia's airBaltic cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv through March 9. Flights to and from Dubai are cancelled through March 6.
AIR CANADA - The Canadian carrier suspended all flights to and from Dubai and Tel Aviv until March 22 and has plans to restart those services on March 23.
AIR EUROPA - The Spanish airline cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 9.
AIR FRANCE KLM - Air France has 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 were suspended until March 9 and that flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended for the remainder of its winter season.
CATHAY PACIFIC - The Hong Kong carrier cancelled all flights to and from Dubai and to and from Riyadh through March 14.
DELTA - The U.S. carrier cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv through March 22 and from Tel Aviv to New York through March 23.
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES - El AL and Sundor flights to and from Israel were cancelled until 2 a.m. on March 5.
EMIRATES - All flights to and from Dubai remain suspended until March 4.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS - The UAE carrier suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 5.
FINNAIR - The Finnish carrier cancelled Doha and Dubai flights until March 28 and said it will avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.
IAG - IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including March 5. IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv through March 10.
ITA AIRWAYS - ITA Airways suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and announced it will not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8. It extended cancellations to Dubai until March 6. Flights to and from Riyadh were halted between March 2 and March 4.
JAPAN AIRLINES - Japan Airlines suspended Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 14 and Doha-Tokyo flights until March 15.
LOT - The Polish carrier said all flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 18. It also cancelled flights to Dubai until March 6 and to Riyadh until March 8.
LUFTHANSA GROUP - The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Larnaca until March 6.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES - The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha until March 7. It temporarily resumed return services to and from Jeddah and Madinah from March 4 to March 8.
NORWEGIAN AIR - The Nordic carrier 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 - The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon until March 6 and flights to Iran until March 12.
QATAR AIRWAYS - The carrier said it had suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES - The Singaporean carrier cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.
TURKISH AIRLINES - Turkish Airlines cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and the UAE, and to and from Saudi cities of Dammam and Riyadh.
WIZZ AIR - The low-cost airline halted flights to and from Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Jordan's capital Amman through March 7.
The cancellations reflect a range of temporary measures by carriers reacting to airspace closures and safety considerations. The period of disruption varies by airline and route, with some carriers specifying resumption dates in early March and others pushing suspensions deeper into the month. The decisions affect not only long-haul services but also regional connections that feed larger international networks.
Travelers on affected routes should consult their airline directly for the most current schedule and rebooking options, as carriers continue to update operations in response to evolving airspace restrictions and safety assessments.
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This unfolding disruption underscores the immediate operational fallout in aviation from the conflict in Iran and the closure of critical regional hubs. Airlines have adopted differing horizons for paused services, and the situation remains fluid as carriers monitor airspace availability and safety conditions.