Airlines Adjust Flights Amid Continued Middle East Disruptions

Airlines are slowly resuming flights to the Middle East despite ongoing regional disruptions due to conflict. While Middle Eastern airlines are gradually building schedules, many international carriers remain cautious, with numerous cancellations and delays affecting Europe-Asia routes as they avoid the region's unstable areas.

Airlines are beginning to restore flights to the Middle East as regional carriers work to rebuild schedules following war-related disruptions, despite ongoing conflicts causing broader traffic disruptions. Middle Eastern airlines have increased their capacity after significant disruptions linked to the Iran conflict, although many non-Gulf carriers are still diverting Europe-Asia flights to circumvent the region.

A variety of airlines have issued updates on their flight schedules. Aegean Airlines has canceled flights from Thessaloniki to Tel Aviv until June 26, Dubai until August 31, and Erbil and Baghdad until July 2. Latvia's airBaltic has halted services to Tel Aviv until June 28 and Dubai until October 24.

Numerous other airlines are also adjusting schedules; for example, Air Canada has suspended flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai until September 7, while Finnair has canceled its Doha flights until October 2. Meanwhile, Australia's Qantas is increasing flights to Rome and Paris to meet rising demand for European routes.