Airlines cancel more flights as West Asia conflict escalates
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- 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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“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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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the specific flight cancellations by Aegean Airlines.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to verify Airbaltic's flight cancellation dates to Tel Aviv and Dubai.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Air Canada's cancellation dates for Tel Aviv and Dubai flights.
“Air Europa: The Spanish airline has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify Air Europa's cancellation of Tel Aviv flights until April 10.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Air France KLM's specific flight suspension dates and destinations.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to verify Cathay Pacific's cancellation dates or additional London flights.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Delta's New York-Tel Aviv and Atlanta-Tel Aviv flight pauses.
“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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— No evidence found in archive to verify El Al Israel Airlines' operational constraints or airport requests.
“Emirates: The UAE airline said it was operating a reduced flight schedule following a partial reopening of regional airspace.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Emirates' reduced flight schedule due to airspace reopenings.
“Etihad Airways: The UAE carrier said it was operating a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and select destinations.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify Etihad Airways' limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and select destinations.
“Qatar Airways: The carrier said it would operate a revised limited number of flights 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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“Malaysia Airlines: The Malaysian carrier has suspended all flights to Doha until March 28.”
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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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“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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“Japan Airlines: Japan Airlines has suspended scheduled Tokyo-Doha flights until March 31 and Doha-Tokyo flights until April 1.”
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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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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