More airlines cancel flights to the Middle East as Iran war rages

Global air travel faces severe disruption, with the conflict in Iran meaning many passengers are still unable to travel to key Middle Eastern hubs like Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi.

Adding to the strain on airlines, jet fuel prices have doubled since the conflict began, intensifying pressure on carriers already contending with restricted airspace as pilots reroute to bypass the volatile Middle East.

Below is the latest on which airlines have cancelled flights to the region, in alphabetical order:

Aegean Airlines

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.

airBaltic

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until October 24.

Air Canada

The Canadian carrier cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and all flights to Dubai until March 28.

Air Europa

The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.

Air France

Air France has cancelled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until April 4 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 31, as well as an April 1 departure from Dubai.

British Airways

British Airways has extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31 and to Doha until April 30, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore.

Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

Cathay Pacific

The Hong Kong airline has cancelled all passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until May 31. To cater to a surge in demand to Europe, it will operate three additional return flights to Paris and Zurich, and will provide additional seats on 13 existing flights to London in April.

Delta

The US carrier has cancelled flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 31 and from Tel Aviv to New York until April 1. The restart of its Atlanta to Tel Aviv service has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv now paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.

EL AL Israel Airlines

El AL and Sundor is limited to 15 outbound flights per day, with each departure capped at 50 passengers, and will operate a small number of flights to several key destinations.

Emirates

The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.

Ethiad Airways

The UAE carrier said it resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

Finnair

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

Flynas

Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.

Indigo

The Indian airline suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.

ITA Airways

ITA Airways has suspended flights to Tel Aviv until April 2 and extended Dubai cancellations until March 29, continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.

KLM

Dutch airline KLM suspended flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17 and to Tel Aviv until April 11.

LOT

The Polish airline said all its flights to Dubai have been cancelled until March 28 and to Tel Aviv until May 31. It has also cancelled flights to Riyadh until April 30 and to Beirut from March 31 to April 30.

Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Edelweiss have suspended flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv until May 31, and to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until October 24.

Lufthansa Cargo is the same, except for Tel Aviv suspension which will 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 all flights to Doha until April 15.

Norwegian Air

The low-cost airline has pushed back planned launches of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services to June 15, from April 1 and April 4, respectively. It has cancelled all Dubai flights through April 8.

Pegasus

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines has cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until April 13. Flights to Riyadh have been cancelled until April 1.

Singapore Airlines

The carrier extended the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until April 30, while adding services on the Singapore-London Gatwick and Singapore-Melbourne routes from late March until October 24 to meet higher demand.

Qatar Airways

The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights until March 28.

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines has cancelled most Middle East flights until the end of March. SunExpress, its joint venture with Lufthansa, has cancelled flights to Dubai until April 6 and to Bahrain until April 30.

Wizz Air

The low-cost airline has suspended flights to Israel until March 29, and to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Jeddah from mainland European destinations until mid-September