Suspensions hit routes to Dubai, Doha, Tel Aviv and other cities after US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Airlines from several countries continue to suspend operations in the Middle East this Thursday (March 5, 2026), after the United States and Israel
According to the flight map, Muscat airport (Oman), which continues to operate normally, began to concentrate repatriation flights and increase activity. On February 28 there were 86 departures. On Wednesday (Mar 4), the number reached 145.
Qatar Airwarys on Wednesday (March 4) will launch support flights starting this Thursday (March 5), with departures from Muscat (Oman) to London-Heathrow, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam, in addition to an operation from Riyadh to Frankfurt, aimed at removing passengers stranded in the region.
British Airways said it has opened 3 flights from Muscat to London, but all are sold out.
Carriers from different countries announced cancellations or suspensions of routes. Here is the situation this Thursday (5th March):
- – The last update is from Monday morning (2.Mar). The company confirms that flights to and from Amman, Beirut, Bahrain, Tel Aviv, Doha, Kuwait, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Daman are canceled until further notice;
- – The Moroccan company published on Wednesday night (4 March) that routes between Casablanca and Doha until Friday (6 March) are cancelled;
- – The company continues to allow customers with tickets purchased for routes involving Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria before February 28, 2026 to change the dates free of charge until May 10 or request a refund. The measure is valid for flights until March 12th and can be activated until May 10th;
- – The company states that all commercial flights to or from Abu Dhabi are suspended until Friday afternoon (6th March). The company advises that passengers only go to airports if they have been contacted. Customers with tickets issued until February 28th and travel dates until March 10th can reschedule free of charge until March 31st. For flights until March 10, it is also possible to request a refund;
- – The company reported that its flights to and from Dubai are limited. He asked that passengers only go to the airport if they have received notification. Customers can rebook an alternative flight until March 27th or request a refund;
- – The company informed that it is temporarily suspending operations. The company said it will resume flights when authorities deem it safe to reopen the country’s airspace. Meanwhile, it announced support flights starting this Thursday (5th March), with departures from Muscat to London-Heathrow, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam, in addition to an operation from Riyadh to Frankfurt, aimed at removing passengers stranded in the region;
- – The German company canceled flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until Friday (6th March). It also suspended routes involving Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman (Jordan), Erbil (Iraq), Daman (Saudi Arabia) and Tehran until Sunday (8 March). Until that date, the company will also stop using the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Daman and Iran. The company has decided to suspend flights to and from Larnaca (Cyprus) until Friday (6th March), and will not use the country’s airspace. Lufthansa announced, in coordination with the German government, a flight for citizens of the country for the night of Wednesday (4th March) from Muscat (Oman);
- – Canceled routes until Friday (March 6) to Riyadh, until Saturday (March 7) to Dubai, and until Sunday (March 8) to Tel Aviv and Beirut;
- – The company informed that it has extended the suspension of all flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 15th. The company said that routes between the United Kingdom and the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Medina should resume from Sunday (8 March);
- Dutch arm of the Air France-KLM group – Suspended the remainder of winter season operations to and from Tel Aviv since Sunday (1st March). It also interrupted routes involving Daman, Dubai and Riyadh until Sunday (8 March);
- – Informed that it has suspended all flights to Amman, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Daman, Kuwait, Copenhagen and Baghdad until Friday (6th March);
- – Suspended flights between Tokyo and Doha until March 15;
- – The Spanish company announced the cancellation of routes to Doha and Tel Aviv until March 15;
- – The Spanish company canceled flights between Madrid and Tel Aviv until March 9, and allowed customers to change dates for tickets purchased until March 15;
- – The Malaysian company canceled all flights to and from Doha until Saturday (7th March), and routes to Jeddah and Medina are suspended until Sunday (8th March);
- – The British company announced that it is unable to operate flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv, and informed that passengers with tickets until March 15th can change routes until March 29th. The company reported that it opened 3 flights from Muscat to London from Thursday (5th March) to Saturday (7th March), all of which have already been sold out;
- – The company informed that passengers with flights to and from Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Larnaca and Tel Aviv can change their trip without a rebooking fee. The measure applies to tickets purchased until February 27th, with boarding scheduled for between February 28th and March 15th. Customers also have the option to cancel the ticket and request a refund;
- – The company informed that passengers with flights to and from Dubai or Tel Aviv can change their trip without being charged a rebooking fee. The measure applies to tickets purchased until February 28th, with boarding scheduled for March 8th to 31st. Customers also have the option to cancel the ticket and request a refund;
- – The company reported that it canceled flights between New York (JFK) and Tel Aviv until March 22 and in the opposite direction until March 23, due to the conflict in the region. Affected passengers can reschedule their trip without a fee or cancel their ticket and request a refund. The company also released a travel waiver which makes changes to flights to or through Tel Aviv flexible until March 31st.
CLIMBING IN TENSION
The event was held after weeks of tension between the 2 countries. On February 19, Trump stated that, within 10 days, he would know whether to give “one step forward” in relation to an attack against the Persian country.
Afterwards, the Republican declared that everyone, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Dan Caine, considers that a possible war against Iran would result in one.
In , on February 24, Trump said that the US had not yet heard Iran pronounce “those magic words: ‘we will never have a nuclear weapon’”. In his speech, the American president stated that the Persian regime “has already developed missiles that could threaten Europe and our bases abroad, and is working to build missiles that will soon reach the USA”.
Trump’s statements were made while dealing with Iran, which did not result in an agreement.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the country if the Americans recognized its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and lifted economic sanctions.
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