What are the latest air travel cancellations due to Iran war?

Airlines cancel and reroute thousands of flights as Iran war disrupts Middle East airspace, stranding passengers and forcing global aviation changes.
19 March, 2026
The US-Israel war on Iran has severely disrupted air travel to the region [Getty]

Global air travel has been thrown into chaos by the US and Israel's war on Iran, with airspace closures, security risks and missile threats forcing airlines to cancel or reroute thousands of flights across the Middle East and beyond.

Key regional hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, have seen operations curtailed or suspended, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and triggering a cascading impact on international travel networks.

Below is the latest on flight cancellations.

Aegean Airlines

Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until 22 April, and to Erbil and Baghdad until 24 May.

Flights to Dubai were cancelled until 19 April and to Riyadh until 18 April.

AirBaltic

Latvia's airBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until 5 April. All flights to Dubai have been cancelled until 24 October.

Air Canada

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

Air Europa

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

Air France-KLM

Air France has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until 21 March and to Dubai and Riyadh until 20 March.

KLM said flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai were suspended until 28 March and flights to Tel Aviv until 11 April.

Cathay Pacific

The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all passenger flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh, as well as cargo freighter flights to Dubai and Riyadh, until 30 April.

Delta

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

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El Al Israel Airlines

The Israeli flag carrier said regular flights were cancelled until 21 March.

Emirates

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

Etihad Airways

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

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Finnair

The Finnish carrier cancelled its Dubai flights until 29 March and Doha flights until 2 April, 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 31 March.

IAG (British Airways)

IAG-owned British Airways extended cancellations of flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until 31 May and to Doha until 30 April, while adding flights to Bangkok and Singapore. Flights to Abu Dhabi remain suspended until later this year.

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IndiGo

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

Japan Airlines

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

LOT

The Polish airline said all flights to Dubai were cancelled until 28 March and to Tel Aviv until 18 April. LOT also cancelled flights to Riyadh until 24 March and to Beirut from 31 March to 30 April.

Lufthansa Group

The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, suspended flights to Tel Aviv through 9 April, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil, Dammam and Abu Dhabi until 28 March. Flights to Tehran were suspended through 30 April and to Riyadh until 5 April for operational reasons.

Malaysia Airlines

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to Doha until 28 March.

Norwegian Air

The low-cost airline plans to fly to Tel Aviv and Beirut from 15 June, instead of 1 April and 4 April, respectively, as it had previously planned.

Pegasus Airlines

Pegasus Airlines cancelled its Iran, Iraq, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah flights until 12 April. Flights to Riyadh were cancelled until 23 March.

Qatar Airways

The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights from 18 March to 28 March.

Turkish Airlines

The Turkish transport ministry said Turkish Airlines had cancelled flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dammam until 19 March, while flights to Iran were cancelled until 20 March.

The New Arab Staff and Reuters