--- title: "Factbox-Airlines cancel flights after US and Israel strike Iran" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277444025.md" description: "Global air travel is in turmoil as airlines cancel flights due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, following US and Israeli strikes. Key Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, have been closed for three days, stranding thousands of passengers. Major airlines such as Air France, British Airways, and Emirates have suspended flights to and from affected regions, with cancellations extending through early March. Travelers are advised to check with their airlines for updates and potential refunds or changes to their travel plans." datetime: "2026-03-02T09:56:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/277444025.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277444025.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/277444025.md) --- # Factbox-Airlines cancel flights after US and Israel strike Iran March 2(Reuters) - Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday as the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi for a third day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands ‌of flights. Global airlines had cancelled flights across the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the region ‌into a new conflict. Below is the latest on flights listed by airline in alphabetical order: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's largest carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon and Erbil in ​Iraq through March 3. AIR FRANCE KLM Air France cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 3. KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam may be disrupted through March 6 and flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended. AIR INDIA The airline suspended all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Qatar through March 2. It also cancelled some flights to and from Europe on March 2. BRITISH AIRWAYS IAG-owned British Airways said customers flying between London and ‌Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai or Tel Aviv ⁠through March 15 can change their flight date free of charge to travel on or before March 29. Those travelling up to March 8 may also request a full refund. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS The Hong Kong airline said it had cancelled all of its ⁠flights to and from Dubai until March 5 and suspended its flights to Riyadh through March 3. EMIRATES Emirates said it had suspended all flights to and from Dubai until 1100 GMT on March 2. ETIHAD AIRWAYS The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 2. FINNAIR The Finnish carrier said on ​Saturday ​it halted Doha and Dubai flights until March 6, and is temporarily avoiding the airspace ​of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel. INDIGO IndiGo , India's biggest airline, said it ‌had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2. ITA AIRWAYS ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8 and extended its Dubai halt to March 4. Flights to and from Riyadh were also halted March 2–4. JAPAN AIRLINES Japan Airlines suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights, which it said affected about 1,000 passengers across six flights scheduled from February 28 to March 3. LOT POLISH AIRLINES LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 15. LUFTHANSA The German airline suspended flights to and from ‌Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and ​from Dubai until March 4. MALAYSIA AIRLINES The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah, ​and Madinah until March 4. NORWEGIAN AIR The Nordic airline suspended all flights to ​and from Dubai until March 4, a company spokesperson said. The carrier did not suspend flights to Tel Aviv in ‌Israel or Beirut in Lebanon as these destinations are only active ​in summer, he added. SINGAPORE AIRLINES The Singaporean carrier ​said it had cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7. QATAR AIRWAYS The airline said it temporarily suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace. TURKISH AIRLINES The airline cancelled some flights to ​and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ‌Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates and asked customers to check its website for the latest updates. WIZZ AIR The airline halted flights to ​and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 7. (Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma and Romolo Tosiani; Reporting by ​Reuters bureaus; Editing by Barbara Lewis, Louise Heavens, Christian Schmollinger and Matt Scuffham) ### Related Stocks - [300900.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/300900.CN.md) - [159662.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159662.CN.md) - [600316.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/600316.CN.md) - [001288.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/001288.CN.md) - [159666.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159666.CN.md) - [00293.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00293.HK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Analysis-As Iran war jolts Air India, Lufthansa and Cathay pounce on fast-growing market](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286342271.md) - [On This Day|Cathay Pacific debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1986 – SCMP archive](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286502487.md) - [Israel strikes Lebanon as talks in US enter second day](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286559087.md) - [17:39 ETEVA Air Wins SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline Certification 11th Year in a Row](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286822574.md) - [Iraqi military commander ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286616717.md)