Which airlines have suspended or cancelled Middle East flights?

The table shows a list of canceled flights as global air travel faces chaos following US-Israeli military strikes on Iran [Getty]Many airlines have once again suspended or cancelled flights to the Middle East as the United States and Iran continued to exchange fire, with fears of the conflict further escalating. The US bombed southern Iran for a 13th consecutive night on Thursday and Iran has continued to hit targets across the region it says are US installations or bases hosting American forces. Attacks have continually targeted several Gulf countries, including Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as Jordan. It is the worst flareup since the April ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, and the June "memorandum of understanding" - which has effectively collapsed. Gulf countries' economies which rely heavily on oil exports and tourism have particularly been hit hard as Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz and as airlines suspend flights to cities like Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh and elsewhere. US President Donald Trump has threatened to widen the attacks, and Israel has warned that it could rejoin the campaign, pushing to the region to the brink of another all-out war. Which airlines are suspending flights and which routes are affected? Amid the instability, intermittent airspace closures have prompted airlines to make significant changes to their schedules. Dubai, a global travel hub, has particularly been affected. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a conflict zone advisory for the Gulf, urging airlines to avoid airspace over the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar until 29 July. British Airways has suspended flights to several destinations, including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. The airline said it will permanently drop its London-Jeddah route. Its scheduled London-Riyadh flights, which previously operated twice daily, will be pared back to a single daily flight when services resume in August. BA flights to Dubai, Bahrain and Tel Aviv – all of which are set to resume on 25 October – will return with a significantly reduced schedule. To Dubai, there will be just one flight per day, each way, down from three. Flights to Tel Aviv will be halved, with BA operating just one flight each way to both destinations. Customers who made bookings with BA issued before 1 April for travel between 28 February and 31 October can request a full refund or date change. Virgin Atlantic has suspended its service from London to Dubai for the rest of the winter. With the seasonal route meant to be running until 28 March, the airline put out a statement on 8 March, saying: "The recent escalation in the Middle East has brought forward the end of our operation for this season." The airline advised passengers with flight tickets to contact Virgin for support. Air Canada has extended its suspension of flights to global financial hub Dubai and Israel’s Tel Aviv up to and including 24 October. Air France has suspended all flights to Riyadh and Dubai until 27 July. Flights to Beirut have been suspended until 2 August. KLM has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam up until 23 August. In a statement issued on 25 June, the airline said: "KLM is currently not flying through the airspace of Iran, Iraq, and Israel, nor over several countries in the Gulf region." Lufthansa is ⁠suspending ⁠all flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until 24 October. Its Dubai route is on pause until at least 13 September. Finn Air has suspended flights between Dubai and Helsinki until 24 October. Its flights to Doha have also been suspended until the winter season, although no resumption date has been given. Singapore Airlines has extended its suspension of flights between Singapore and Dubai until 24 October. Cathay Pacific has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai until 25 October and to and from Riyadh 26 October. Customers with bookings up until 1 September may reschedule, reroute or refund their tickets as per the airline's ticket waiver policy, the airline says. Wizz Air has said flights from mainland Europe to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman have been suspended until mid-September. All flights to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina in are cancelled indefinitely. Pegasus continues to suspend flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Riyadh and Sharjah. Travellers with tickets have received updates about flight time changes to some destinations such as Beirut. Aegean Airlines' flights to Dubai remain cancelled until 31 August. Turkish Airlines has warned that some flight cancellations may occur amid ongoing uncertainty. "Some of our flights to and from Iran and the surrounding region have been cancelled. The current situation in the region's airspace is being monitored in real-time, and additional flight cancellations may occur," the company said. Air Astana said it will continue to suspend its flights to the UAE until 31 August. airBaltic has cancelled its Dubai route until 24 October. Japan Airlines has cancelled its Tokyo to Doha flights until 31 July and its Doha to Tokyo flights until 1 August. Philippine Airlines has suspended flights from Manila to Dubai until 2 October.