IndiGo: Indian provider IndiGo is “working choose flights to/from the Middle East” as a result of the ongoing disruptions. According to the airline: “flight movements are being closely monitored, and schedules may be adjusted in line with regulatory guidance”.
Iraqi Airways: Iraqi Airways has started running domestic and international flights, as the country reopened its airspace for the first time since the conflict began. The first international routes include Cairo, Istanbul and Amman, alongside domestic routes to Basra, Sulaymaniyah and Erbil.
Aegan Airlines: Greek airline, Aegan Airlines, is resuming its flights to and from the region over the next few weeks. Its route to Beirut was reinstated on Tuesday, 12 May, while flights to Riyadh and Amman will begin on Thursday, 21 May.
Kuwait Airways: As Kuwait’s airspace was declared open on Thursday, 23 April, Kuwait Airways has resumed a limited service from Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 4 “in compliance with safety procedures.” In a statement on its website, the state carrier said: “The situation will continue to be monitored and assessed on an ongoing basis, while maintaining adherence to the exceptional safety measures in place until further notice”.
Jazeera Airways: Jazeera Airways is flying to Delhi, Beirut, Mumbai, Damascus, Kochi, Istanbul, Amman, Dubai and Cairo.
Flynas: Saudi Arabia’s budget airline Flynas is currently operating daily flights to Dubai, Doha and Bahrain.
Oman Air: Oman’s state-owned flag carrier has resumed flights to and from Amman, Dubai, Bahrain and Doha. Flights to Kuwait remain suspended.
Which airlines have suspended and cancelled Middle East flights?
Air Canada: On 26 March, Air Canada announced it will cease operating flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv up to and including 7 September.
Air France: Air France has suspended all flights to Riyadh until 26 May, and to Dubai, Beirut and Tel Aviv until 3 June.
British Airways: British Airways has suspended flights to many destinations in the Middle East, including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. The airline will be permanently dropping its London-Jeddah route. Its scheduled London-Riyadh flights, which are currently operating twice daily, will be pared back to a single daily flight when services resume in May. Similarly, BA flights to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv – all of that are slated to renew on Wednesday, 1 July – will return with a considerably lowered schedule. To Dubai, there might be only one flight per day, every manner (down from three), and flights to Doha and Tel Aviv might be halved, with BA working only one flight every method to each locations.