BA extends suspension of all Middle Eastern routes until June
British Airways has confirmed the indefinite extension of flight cancellations across its entire network in the region through to at least 31 May, with services specifically suspended for Amman and Bahrain. The airline added two new destinations—Doha via Qatar Airlines—and will maintain this total suspension until June as regional airspace conditions remain uncertain due to continuing tensions following Iran's missile strike on Israel earlier that week.
Key Points
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1British Airlines have confirmed an extension of flight cancellations for several destinations including Dubai (until May), Doha (April) until June.
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2The airline has added two new routes to its suspended network while citing continued uncertainty in regional airspace due to the ongoing Iran war.
Developments
British Airways is extending flight cancellations in key Middle Eastern destinations—Amman, Bahrain, Dubai, Tel Aviv (until May), Qatar's Doha (through April)—due to ongoing airspace instability. This disruption follows a broader global impact from recent conflicts that has stranded tens of thousands of passengers and forced other major carriers like Air France KLM and Aer Lingus into similar suspensions across the region until mid-to-late March or early June depending on specific routes.