- Global airlines canceled Middle East flights after US and Israel struck Iran, disrupting travel
- Key hubs Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi remained closed for the third day, stranding passengers
- Airlines like Air France, British Airways, and Lufthansa suspended flights through early March
Global airlines cancelled flights across the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the region into a new conflict.
Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday as the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi for a third day, 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 suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon and Erbil in Iraq through March 3.
AIR FRANCE KLM
Air France cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 3.
KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam may be disrupted through March 6 and flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended.
Photo Credit: Reuters
AIR INDIA
The airline suspended all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Qatar through March 2. It also cancelled some flights to and from Europe on March 2.
BRITISH AIRWAYS
IAG-owned British Airways said customers flying between London and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai or Tel Aviv through March 15 can change their flight date free of charge to travel on or before March 29. Those travelling up to March 8 may also request a full refund.
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all of its flights to and from Dubai until March 5 and suspended its flights to Riyadh through March 3.
EMIRATES
Emirates said it had suspended all flights to and from Dubai until 1100 GMT on March 2.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 2.
Photo Credit: Reuters
INDIGO
IndiGo , India's biggest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2.
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 7.
JAPAN AIRLINES
Japan Airlines suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights for the time being, which it said affected about 1,000 passengers across six flights scheduled from February 28 to March 3.
LOT POLISH AIRLINES
LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 15.
LUFTHANSA
The German airline 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 suspended all flights to and from Dubai until March 4, a company spokesperson said. The carrier did not suspend flights to Tel Aviv in Israel or Beirut in Lebanon as these destinations are only active in summer, he added.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
The Singaporean carrier 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.
QATAR AIRWAYS
The airline said it temporarily suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.
TURKISH AIRLINES
The airline cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates and asked customers to check its website for the latest updates.
WIZZ AIR
The airline halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 7.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
