Airlines begin resuming Middle East flights

Several international carriers are gradually restoring flights to parts of the Middle East following the conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, though a number of airlines continue to keep their services suspended.

Greece's Aegean Airlines has cancelled its Dubai flights until August 31, while services to Erbil and Baghdad remain suspended until September 30.

Latvia's AirBaltic has extended its Dubai suspension until October 24, the same date until which Air Canada has suspended its Tel Aviv and Dubai routes.

Within the Air France-KLM Group, Air France has suspended Beirut flights until August 2, while KLM has suspended services to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until August 23.

British Airways has postponed the resumption of its Doha flights until August 1 and Riyadh flights until August 8. Its Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain and Amman services will remain suspended until the end of the summer season, resuming on October 25. The airline also plans to reduce frequencies on several routes and discontinue its Jeddah service.

Cathay Pacific intends to resume flights to Dubai and Riyadh from September 1, while Delta has suspended its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route until December 18. Delta's New York JFK-Tel Aviv service is set to resume on September 6, though its new Boston-Tel Aviv route has been delayed indefinitely.

Finnair has cancelled its Doha flights until October 2 and continues to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel, with its seasonal Dubai service planned for October.

Japan Airlines has suspended its Tokyo-Doha and Doha-Tokyo flights until August 31 and September 1, respectively.

Poland's LOT plans to launch its winter Dubai route in October and resume Beirut flights only in its summer 2027 schedule.

Within the Lufthansa Group, Swiss has delayed the resumption of its Tel Aviv flights until August, while Brussels Airlines will remain suspended until October 24. Lufthansa and Swiss have also extended their Dubai suspension until September 13.

Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines have jointly suspended flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until October 24.

Budget carrier Eurowings, after restoring services to Erbil, Beirut and Tel Aviv, expects to resume flights to its remaining Middle East destinations in the autumn.

Italy's ITA Airways, another Lufthansa Group member, has also extended its Riyadh suspension until July 31 and Dubai suspension until October 24, citing operational reasons.

Norwegian Air has indefinitely delayed the planned launch of its Tel Aviv and Beirut services, with no new timeline announced.

Singapore Airlines has extended the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai service until October 24, while increasing capacity on its Singapore-London Gatwick and Singapore-Melbourne routes from late March until the same date to meet higher demand.

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has suspended flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman from its mainland European bases until mid-September.