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Dubai flights update: List of airlines still cancelling or suspending Middle East routes

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Major international airlines are still cancelling or suspending Dubai and other Middle East routes even as some services begin to return. Current Dubai suspensions stretch from the end of May to October, with Abu Dhabi disruptions also continuing on selected networks. Airlines are still adjusting schedules after disruption linked to the Iran war, with some carriers avoiding airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.

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Dubai flights update: List of airlines still cancelling or suspending Middle East routes

Major airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa, Air Canada and Singapore Airlines continue to suspend Dubai and wider Middle East flights, according to the latest airline-by-airline update.

Services are gradually being restored across the region following disruption caused by the Iran war, but many international carriers still have cancellations in place for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Tel Aviv and other destinations.

The source also says many carriers outside the region continue to avoid parts of Middle Eastern airspace, leading to extended suspensions, delayed resumptions and diversions on Europe-Asia routes.

Airlines still cancelling Dubai flights

The airlines currently reporting Dubai flight suspensions include Aegean Airlines until August 31, AirBaltic until October 24, Air Canada until September 7, Air France until June 10, British Airways until August 1, Cathay Pacific until August 31, El Al until May 31, Finnair until October, KLM until August 2, Lufthansa until September 13, SWISS until September 13, Eurowings until October 24, ITA Airways until September 13, Royal Air Maroc until May 31, Singapore Airlines until August 2, SunExpress until June 30 and Wizz Air until mid-September.

Other route updates in the latest list show British Airways delaying Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv services until August 1, with plans to reduce Middle East frequencies when flights resume, while Jeddah has been permanently dropped from its network.

Finnair has Doha flights cancelled until October 2 and says it continues avoiding Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian and Israeli airspace.

Cathay Pacific has suspended passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until August 31, and cargo freighter services to both cities until May 31.

Abu Dhabi and wider regional disruptions

For Abu Dhabi, the source lists Lufthansa Group airlines as suspended until October 24 and Pegasus Airlines cancellations until June 1.

Lufthansa is listed with Dubai suspended until September 13 and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran suspended until October 24.

SWISS and Eurowings are also listed with suspensions to several of those destinations until October 24.

Elsewhere, Air France has Tel Aviv suspended until June 7, Beirut and DXB until June 10 and Riyadh until June 2.

KLM has Riyadh and Dammam suspended until July 12, alongside DXB until August 2.

Singapore Airlines has suspended Singapore-Dubai flights until August 2 while adding London Gatwick and Melbourne services.

Why disruptions are continuing

The source says airlines continue to adjust schedules because of operational and security considerations following disruption linked to the Iran war.

Many carriers are still avoiding airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel, forcing longer routings between Europe and Asia and creating ongoing scheduling challenges.

Airlines continue to review services regularly, and schedules remain subject to change.

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