Air travel across a number of international routes remains significantly disrupted after conflict in the Middle East led to the closure of key regional air hubs. Major carriers have issued a series of cancellations, suspensions and reduced schedules affecting destinations including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. Below is a company-by-company account of the latest operational changes, presented in alphabetical order.
AEGEAN AIRLINES - Greece's largest airline has suspended services to Riyadh and Amman through June 27, and to Tel Aviv and Beirut through June 26. The carrier has also halted flights to Erbil and Baghdad until July 2, and stopped services to Dubai until June 29.
AIRBALTIC - Latvia's airBaltic reported that flights to Tel Aviv are cancelled until May 31. Its services to Dubai are suspended for a longer period, until October 24.
AIR CANADA - The Canadian carrier has removed its Tel Aviv and Dubai services from the schedule through September 7.
AIR EUROPA - The Spanish airline has cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until May 3.
AIR FRANCE-KLM - Air France said it has suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh until May 3. KLM has temporarily ceased flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai through May 17.
CATHAY PACIFIC - The Hong Kong-based airline has cancelled services to Dubai and Riyadh until June 30. In response to a rise in demand for European travel, Cathay plans to add extra passenger flights to London, Paris and Zurich during April.
DELTA - The U.S. carrier has cancelled its New York to Tel Aviv services and postponed the restart of Atlanta-Tel Aviv flights until September 5. Delta has also delayed the planned launch of a Boston-Tel Aviv route that had been scheduled for late October, with the start date now listed as "until further notice".
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES - El Al said customers with itineraries departing Israel through April 18 had their flights cancelled, including corresponding return trips. The carrier also indicated it will increase the number of international destinations served to about 30 from April 13 and will expand that roster gradually over the remainder of the month.
EMIRATES - Following a partial reopening of regional airspace, the UAE-based airline reported it is operating a reduced flight schedule.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS - Etihad said it is operating a commercial schedule out of Abu Dhabi to roughly 80 destinations.
FINNAIR - Finland's flag carrier has cancelled its Doha services until July 2 and continues to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel. Finnair noted that its Dubai flights will not restart until October.
FLYNAS - The Saudi budget airline suspended flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until April 15.
IAG - The International Consolidated Airlines Group said British Airways will reduce Middle East services when routes resume, permanently drop Jeddah as a destination and increase capacity to India and Africa. British Airways plans to cut Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv services to one daily flight starting July 1, and to reduce Riyadh from two daily flights to one beginning in mid-May. These changes apply through the summer schedule that ends on October 24; one Dubai service is due to restart on October 16. IAG's low-cost unit Iberia Express has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv through May 31.
JAPAN AIRLINES - Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until May 10, and Doha-Tokyo services until May 11. The airline also announced additional flights between Tokyo and London on April 25.
LOT - Poland's LOT suspended flights to Tel Aviv until May 31. It also cancelled services to Riyadh until June 30 and to Beirut from March 31 through May 30. The carrier intends to operate its seasonal Dubai route in October.
LUFTHANSA GROUP - Members of the Lufthansa Group - including Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Edelweiss - have suspended flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31. These carriers also suspended services to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran through October 24. Lufthansa Cargo mirrored those suspensions, with the exception that the Tel Aviv suspension for cargo flights is set to last through April 30. Low-cost 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 flights to Doha until June 14.
NORWEGIAN AIR - The low-cost carrier has pushed back the planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15.
PEGASUS - Turkey's Pegasus Airlines cancelled flights to a wide range of destinations - including Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah - until May 1.
ROYAL AIR MAROC - The Moroccan carrier said flights to Doha are cancelled until June 30 and services to Dubai until May 31.
QANTAS - Australia's Qantas is adding capacity to Europe in response to increased demand. The airline will boost flights to Paris to five return trips per week from three, and will increase the Perth to Singapore service from daily to 10 flights per week. The carrier's updated schedule will be phased in from mid-April and run through late July.
QATAR AIRWAYS - Qatar Airways said it is gradually restoring flights from Doha and intends to operate services to more than 120 destinations by mid-May.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES - Singapore Airlines extended its suspension of Singapore-Dubai services until May 31. To address higher demand on other long-haul sectors, it is adding services on the Singapore to London Gatwick and Singapore to Melbourne routes from late March through October 24.
TURKISH AIRLINES - SunExpress, the joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, cancelled its Dubai services until April 30.
WIZZ AIR - The low-cost carrier delayed the resumption of flights to Israel until May 4 and suspended services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman from mainland European bases until mid-September. Wizz Air also said all flights to Medina are suspended indefinitely.
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Analytical notes
The pattern of cancellations reflects repeated and staggered suspensions across carriers, with many airlines keeping Tel Aviv, Dubai and other Middle Eastern destinations off their schedules through late spring and into the autumn months. Several carriers note temporary operational responses - including additional flights on alternate long-haul routes and stepped increases in services as airspace reopens - while others have announced route reductions or permanent changes to their network plans.