Emirates, Qatar Airways and other major airlines have cancelled flights and stopped routes amid US strikes and volatile Israel-Iran ceasefire contracts

Continued Unprecedented bombing Trump ordered three Iranians Nuclear and military sites Over the weekend, Iran launched Limited on Monday Missile attack on US military At Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar. Qatar, which quickly condemned the attack, had temporarily Airspace closed Just an hour ago.

Area-wide airports and sky It’s edge Since Israel began A deadly war June 13th – A shocking barrage of attack Iran responded with its own missile and drone strike. And in the days following the US escalation, more and more airlines have been cancelled, especially in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, carriers sitting across the Persian Gulf from Iran.

Some of those turmoils have been eased after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. But the ceasefire seemed to be the case On shaky ground on Tuesdayaccusing Trump of violating the contract, and many airlines have stopped their selection routes until mid-week, citing safety concerns.

The Middle East is the worst affected

Middle Eastern carriers were severely affected by cancellations and delays this week.

Qatar Airways said its flight was suspended due to air traffic closures in Qatar on Monday. Qatar Airways shared that it is working to restore after the business The country’s airspace has been reopened – but It’s attracting attention That confusion could continue through Thursday.

Emirates Paused Until June 30, all flights to Iran and Iraq, including those serving Baghdad and Basra, have rerouteed an unspecified number of flights from other Emirates, but continue to operate flights as planned using flight paths that are well distanced from the conflict area and adding that some flights may be delayed.

Etihad Airlines, another of the two flag carriers in the United Arab Emirates, has suspended all flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until July 15th, and announced flight cancellations for several regions on Monday and Tuesday.

Bahrain’s Kingdom airline Gulf Air has extended the cancellation of scheduled flights to Jordan until June 27th.

Many other airlines cancel flights and delay

Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines has cancelled its flights between Dubai until Sunday and Wednesday. Quote “A security assessment of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East,” British Airways said it had suspended flights with Doha until Wednesday, adding that it would “keep the situation under review.”

Monday Air India announcement It had stopped until it informed us “all operations between the Middle Eastern region and the East Coast of North America and Europe.” However, the airlines are still caught up separately A crash on an airplane that killed at least 270 people Earlier this month, I said it later I’ve been working since Tuesday to “gradually resume” these routes.

In other developments on Tuesday, Dutch airline KLM said it will suspend flights to Riyadh and Damman in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia until further notice. Philippine Airlines cancelled several flights to the Middle East, including flights to Doha, Dubai and Riyadh on Tuesday, one went to Doha on Wednesday. Japan Airlines said flights from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Doha had to return on Monday. He then added that all scheduled flights were cancelled until June 27th.

Air tracking data From FlightAware Following the 834 cancellations seen on Monday, it showed 382 cancellations worldwide after 10:30am on Tuesday.

Safety comes first

Such disruptions have led to travel, especially as central hubs in the Middle East often connect flights around the world, but experts have emphasized that these types of airspace closures and flight detours are important to ensure safety, especially if future escalations suddenly appear.

“It is the responsibility of the nation and it is to ensure that the airspace is safe for aircraft to pass,” says Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation. He added on Monday, “Catalis has done absolutely the right thing to close the airspace due to the threat of conflict.”

Beyond the Katari Airspace, flightradar24 It has been reported The UAE airspace was also closed A few hours on Monday.

The future is unknown, but Ian Petchenik, communications director for Flightradar24, said it is important to remember airspace closures and flight cancellations.

Shahidi added that it is important for travelers to monitor government guidance – safety notices, etc. From the US Department of State.

Still, long disruptions can have wider consequences. Narifying the global flight network, Shahidi emphasizes that it is extremely difficult for those who need or want to evacuate a war-affected country without access to commercial flights.

At the same time, he added that it is important for state officials to focus on keeping the skies safe. That includes Malaysia Airlines Flight 17It was shot down by Russian supporters in 2014 while flying over Ukraine, Kill 298 people.

“We are all praying and urging this conflict to be resolved, especially because it relates to the protection of civilian air travel,” Shahidi said. “We don’t want to have MH17innocent lives are lost in missile strikes… we don’t want to repeat that history. ”