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Airlines cancel more flights as West Asia conflict escalates

The Hindu · · 831 words · By Reuters

The article reports on global air travel disruptions caused by the war in Iran, detailing flight cancellations and schedule changes by multiple airlines. It provides a chronological list of affected routes and operational updates from various carriers.

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24 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Aegean Airlines: Greece's largest carrier has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, 2026, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai have been cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Aegean Airlines cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil, Baghdad, Dubai, and Riyadh due to ongoing developments in the Middle East. The specific dates mentioned in the claim are consistent with the general reporting found across the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV), commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Gurion International Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג‎), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2026, Aegean Airlines flies to 133 destinations, excluding charter flights and flights it operates for its subsidiary, Olympic Air.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aegean_Airlines_destin…
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“Airbaltic: Latvia's AirBaltic said all flights to Tel Aviv had been cancelled until April 29. All flights to Dubai stand cancelled until October 24.”
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Two separate web search results report specific cancellation dates for AirBaltic regarding Tel Aviv and Dubai, aligning with the claim's details. One source mentions Tel Aviv until April 29, and another mentions Dubai until October 24.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia. Its head office are located on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirBaltic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Gurion International Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג‎), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vilnius Čiurlionis International Airport (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Vilniaus Čiurlionio oro uostas) is the airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is located 5.9 km (3.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius_Airport
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“Air Canada: The Canadian carrier has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until May 2 and to Dubai until March 28.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm Air Canada's cancellations to Tel Aviv until May 2 and to Dubai until March 28.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest frontal learning university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White City (Hebrew: העיר הלבנה, Ha-Ir ha-Levana; Arabic: المدينة البيضاء Al-Madinah al-Bayḍā’) is a collection of over 4,000 buildings in Tel Aviv from the 1930s built in a unique form of the Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_City,_Tel_Aviv
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“Air Europa: The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.”
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Two distinct web search results confirm Air Europa's cancellation of flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 4 May 2025, the Houthi movement in Yemen fired a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv, Israel, hitting the perimeter of the main terminal of Ben Gurion Airport while leaving a crater and damaging a road a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Houthi_attack_on_Tel_Aviv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Gurion International Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג‎), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל תל אביב) is an Israeli professional football club based in Tel Aviv that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club's traditional home …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C.
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“Air France KLM: Air France has cancelled Tel Aviv and Beirut flights until March 28 and Dubai and Riyadh flights until March 24, including the March 25 departure from Dubai. KLM suspended flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai until May 17 and to Tel Aviv until April 11.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the specific cancellation dates for Air France (Tel Aviv/Beirut until March 28; Dubai/Riyadh until March 24) and KLM (suspensions to Riyadh, Dammam, Dubai, and Tel Aviv with specified end dates).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, triggered by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated in 2014 from the cargo ship MV Rhosus and stor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Gurion International Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג‎), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv (מכבי ראפיד תל אביב‎), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Avi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C.
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“Cathay Pacific: The Hong Kong airline has cancelled all passenger and cargo flights to Dubai and Riyadh until April 30. It has, however, added extra flights to London between March 21 and March 28 owing to increased demand.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Cathay Pacific extended the suspension of flights to Dubai and Riyadh until at least April 30th. The claim regarding added London flights is not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cathay Pacific Airways has announced an extension of its flight cancellations to and from Dubai and Riyadh until April 30.
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/03-18-2026-cathay-pac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cathay suspends Dubai flights until April 30 over Middle East war. A Cathay Pacific plane takes off from Hong Kong international airport on March 11, 2026.Cathay had previously axed all flights to Dub…
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/314609/cathay-suspends-dub…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is extending the suspension of passenger and freight flights to Dubai and Riyadh until at least April 30th.
https://agbrief.com/news/uae/19/03/2026/cathay-pacific-exten…
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“Delta: The U.S. carrier has cancelled its New York-Tel Aviv flights until May 31 and Tel Aviv-New York flights until June 1. The restart of its Atlanta-Tel Aviv route has been delayed, with flights to Tel Aviv paused until August 4 and from Tel Aviv until August 5.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Delta's extensions regarding New York-Tel Aviv (through May 31) and Tel Aviv-New York (through June 1). The evidence also confirms delays/pauses for Atlanta-Tel Aviv flights, though the specific dates (August 4 and 5) are not consistently corroborated across all sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 · In response to the ongoing conflict in the region, Delta has extended the suspension of flights from New York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) through May 31, and from TLV to JFK through June 1.
https://news.delta.com/delta-pauses-flights-between-new-york…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2026 · Delta is again extending its pause on flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel. The carrier said this week that it has suspended service from New York-JFK and Atlanta to Tel Aviv through Se…
https://airlinegeeks.com/2026/03/28/delta-again-pushes-back-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2026 · Delta Air Lines has paused its nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport through at least March 22 for departures from th…
https://www.thetraveler.org/us-israel-and-delta-halt-new-yor…
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“El Al Israel Airlines: The Israeli carrier said operational constraints are preventing regular flights from Israel, except in rare, exceptional cases, and that it is continuing efforts to bring passengers home. The airline has also urged authorities to open Ramon Airport near Eilat.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that El Al operates flights from Israel only in rare, exceptional cases and is working to bring passengers home. The mention of urging authorities to open Ramon Airport is also present in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., trading as El Al.Another Boeing 747 was delivered in 1973 and was used to start non-stop service from Tel Aviv to New York (El Al – Boeing 707s had flown eastward nonstop s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al
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web search NEUTRAL — EL AL offers you tickets to various destinations and gives you all the information to plan your vacation. Order your tickets now online.
https://www.elal.com/eng/israel
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web search NEUTRAL — El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. trading as El AL is the flag carrier of Israel. The airline has grown to serve over 50 destinations, operating scheduled, chartered, and adhoc passengers and cargo flights f…
https://il.linkedin.com/company/el-al-israel-airlines
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“Emirates: The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.”
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“Etihad Airways: The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and select destinations.”
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“Finnair: The Finnish carrier has cancelled its Dubai flights until March 29 and Doha flights until July 2, while continuing to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Israel.”
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“Flynas: Saudi budget airline Flynas has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until March 31.”
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“IAG: IAG-owned 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.”
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“Indigo: The Indian airline has suspended operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah until March 28.”
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“Japan Airlines: Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.”
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“LOT: The Polish airline said all its flights to Dubai stand 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.”
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“Lufthansa group: The German airline group, which includes Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways, has suspended flights to Tel Aviv through April 9, and to Beirut, Dubai, Amman, Erbil and Abu Dhabi until March 28. Flights to Tehran are suspended through April 30 and to Riyadh until April 5.”
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“Malaysia Airlines: The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.”
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“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.”
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“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 March 24.”
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“Qatar Airways: The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights until March 28.”
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“Singapore Airlines: Singapore Airlines said it will extend the suspension of its Singapore-Dubai flights until April 30, and add services between Singapore and London Gatwick from March 31 to October 24, and on the Singapore-Melbourne route from March 29 to October 24 to meet higherｉ demand.”
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“Turkish Airlines: The Turkish carrier has cancelled all flights to Dubai until April 30 and to Tel Aviv until May 15. It has also suspended flights to Riyadh until April 15 and to Amman until April 15.”
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“Turkish Airlines: The Turkish carrier has also suspended flights to Tehran until April 15 and to Doha until April 15.”
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