- 11 Aug, 2025
It's been more than a week, and the situation between Israel and Iran has not normalized. With the US stepping into the conflict, it is becoming hard for airlines to fly in Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian, and Syrian airspaces. Many flights are being cancelled or rerouted since many airports remain closed to civilians. El Al, an Israeli airline, has also suspended all services.
List of airlines cancelled or paused flights after Israel' attacked Iran.
UAE Airlines list
- Emirates: Flights to Tehran (Iran), Baghdad, and Basra (Iraq) are suspended until June 30, and flights to Amman and Beirut are suspended until June 22, but the suspension can be further escalated.
- Etihad Airways: All flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Tel Aviv (TLV) until July 15 have been suspended temporarily.
- Air Arabia: It has suspended all to/from flight operations in Iran, Iraq, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan until June 30 and Jordan until June 25. Even connecting flights are also not considered.
- Fly Dubai: Airline has temporarily suspended flights to Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and St. Petersburg due to conflict.
- Qatar Airways: All flights to Iran, Iraq, and Syria remain halted until further notice.
Some Other International Airlines were also affected by the Iran-Israel War.
- Wizz Air: All flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until September 15 2025 due to current instability in Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian, and Syrian airspace and airspace restrictions.
- British Airways: Suspended flights to Dubai, Doha, and Bahrain through June.
- United Airlines: Made a temporary pause on Dubai flights until further notice.
- American Airlines: Doha flight services are halted.
- Air Canada: Paused flight services to selected Middle East flight routes, including Dubai
- Air France-KLM and Finnair: All their flights have also been rerouted or suspended due to safety concerns.
Some other US, European, and Asian air carriers, such as Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and others, have also temporarily suspended their flight services to or near the affected region of Israel and Iran until the situation becomes normal.
On Saturday, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel advisory urging people to contact airlines directly for the latest updates on flight schedules so that they can leave the country for safety concerns. A spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry said in Berlin that "..will continue to organise special commercial flights out of Jordan for its citizens who are looking to leave Israel as long as there is a need and the situation permits," He said, "One flight, with a capacity of just under 200 seats, was already organised on Wednesday, and another is planned for Thursday. "There are still commercial flight options from Amman. The border crossing from Israel to Jordan is open. But the exit options offered by commercial airlines are simply not sufficient. And that is why we are organising these special flights," said the spokesperson.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy told the UK Parliament, "We are further updating our travel advice to signpost border crossing points, and sending rapid deployment teams to Egypt and Jordan to bolster our consular presence near the border with Israel, which has already been supporting British nationals on the ground."
"This decision follows the recent escalation of the situation in the Middle East. The safety and security of its passengers, crew and aircraft remains the highest priority for Wizz Air," Wizz Air said in their statement, "Wizz Air is committed to minimising disruption to passengers and will be contacting affected customers who booked directly with the airline via email with information on their options, including rebooking or refunds. Customers who have booked via third parties, should contact these providers directly."
