Airlines extend flight restrictions to Dubai and other Middle East cities
International airlines continue to adjust flight schedules to Dubai in the UAE and other Middle Eastern cities due to airspace restrictions and operational uncertainty. As The National (UAE) reports, some carriers have extended route suspensions, while others are gradually restoring services.
Flights to Dubai
Cathay Pacific has extended the suspension of flights to Dubai and Riyadh until November 30. Lufthansa, Eurowings and Swiss will not operate flights to and from Dubai until October 24. Until the same date, Lufthansa Group flights to Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Dammam and Muscat remain suspended, while routes to Erbil and Tehran are suspended until October 31.
Air France is maintaining the suspension of flights to Dubai until September 8. Singapore Airlines, KLM, Wizz Air, ITA Airways and airBaltic have also reported restrictions on flights to Dubai until October 24. Philippine Airlines has suspended flights to Dubai until October 2, while Korean Air has not named a date for resuming regular services between Incheon and Dubai.
Virgin Atlantic said its flights to Dubai will remain suspended until October 2027. Air Canada has extended the cancellation of flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv until mid-January 2027, while Finnair has extended cancellations to Dubai and Doha until March 27, 2027.
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Other routes in the region
British Airways has postponed the phased return to routes to Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain and Amman until October 25. The carrier has also reduced the frequency of flights to Doha and Riyadh and suspended flights to Jeddah. Wizz Air will not operate flights from continental Europe to Amman until September 21.
Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Damascus, Beirut and Amman, but flights to Tehran remain suspended. Lufthansa plans to restore services between Frankfurt and Riyadh on September 10, while flights to Tel Aviv are already operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings.
KLM has resumed flights to Tel Aviv with a stopover in Larnaca, Cyprus, where crews rest overnight. Airlines that have cancelled flights offer affected passengers options for rebooking, rerouting or refunds in accordance with ticket conditions.
