A Lufthansa plane from Muscat, Oman, the first evacuation flight on behalf of the German government, lands at Frankfurt Airport (AP Photo)Flight Status Today Live Updates: With the partial reopening of airports across the Middle East, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, several airlines have resumed limited flight operations to various destinations, including India. The move aims to evacuate stranded passengers from Gulf nations to their respective destinations.
However, the regional airspace is still remain closed due to the Iran-Israel war. The airlines have issued travel advisories requesting passengers not to visit airports unless they have received confirmation of their flight status directly from the airline.
Airlines have cancelled the scheduled flights to and from Dubai and other countries. Several Indian airlines, including IndiGo and SpiceJet, are operating special flights from the UAE to facilitate the return of passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict.
IndiGo on Saturday announced that it is restarting flight operations to European countries. The airline also said it will continue to operate flights to eight destinations across the Middle East.
“As the situation in and around the Middle East continues to evolve, we understand that many customers are still waiting to reach the places and the people that matter most to them,” it said in a statement.
Etihad Airways has opened bookings for more than 100 flights to 20 destinations from Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport. On Friday, the airline announced the resumption of limited flight operations from Abu Dhabi.
The flight services have been disrupted following the closure of airspace in the Middle East due to the ongoing war between Iran and Israel.
Qatar Airways scheduled flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. However, following temporary authorisation from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority confirming a safe operating corridor, Qatar Airways intends to operate the following flights on 08 March to Hamad International Airport from: London (LHR), Paris (CDG), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO), Frankfurt (FRA) and Bangkok (BKK), it said.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsQatar Airways to Operate Limited Flights to Doha
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) March 7, 2026
Qatar Airways scheduled flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe full reopening of Qatari…
Air India and Air India Express have announced the operation of both scheduled and non-scheduled flights to six cities across the Middle East on March 7. The move comes after airspace over Saudi Arabia and Oman reopened. However, flight services to other parts of West Asia will remain suspended following the closure of airspaces in the region.
IndiGo on Friday announced that it will operate flights to five cities in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. In a statement, the airline said that as the situation in and around the region remains volatile, it understands that many customers are still waiting to reach the destinations.
Due to the ongoing developments in West Asia and the resulting airspace restrictions, flight operations have been impacted across several sectors. A total of 96 flight operations were scheduled today by Indian domestic carriers to and from destinations in the West Asia. As of 6 March, 278 flights scheduled to be operated today by Indian domestic carriers have been cancelled.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsDue to the ongoing developments in West Asia and the resulting airspace restrictions, flight operations have been impacted across several sectors. A total of 96 flight operations were scheduled today by Indian domestic carriers to and from destinations in the West Asia. As of 6…
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) March 6, 2026
Finnair is preparing to operate special flights from Muscat, Oman to Helsinki to bring home customers who have been stranded in Dubai, as flights have been cancelled following closure of airspace in the region.
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— Finnair (@Finnair) March 6, 2026
Air Arabia has started operating a limited number of flights to and from the UAE.
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— Air Arabia (@airarabiagroup) March 6, 2026
Air Arabia has started operating a limited number of flights to and from the UAE. Visit our Travel Update page to check current flight schedule.
Customers whose flights were previously cancelled may also rebook if they have not yet used their modification or… pic.twitter.com/z9gcEsrxsV
Canada has chartered a flight to take 180 Canadians from Dubai to Istanbul, Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Friday, saying around 3,500 citizens had asked for help in leaving the Middle East.
(Reuters)
Emirates airline is expecting to restore its full flight network within the coming days. Currently, the UAE-based carrier is operating a limited number of flights from Dubai Airports to more than 80 destinations across the world to facilitate the evacuation of passengers. On March 5, it carried around 30,000 passengers out of Dubai.
Lufthansa on Friday said it was reallocating capacity from ten cancelled destinations in the Middle East to other locations like Singapore and Bangkok as it deals with the fallout of the US-Iran air war in the Middle East. The move comes as airlines across Europe, including budget carrier Wizz Air, say they are redirecting capacity to other destinations as they pull operations out of the Middle East. Airline stocks have been hammered this week as US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran - and retaliatory strikes by Iran across the Gulf - have disrupted long-haul flights and sent oil prices soaring. "The war in the Middle East proves once again how exposed air traffic is and how vulnerable it remains," CEO Carsten Spohr said in a statement.
(Reuters)
Turkish flights to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan have been stopped until March 9 over the conflict in Iran, Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Friday, adding flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates would not take place on Friday.
In a statement, Uraloglu said Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines had removed Iran flights from their programmes until March 12 and March 20 respectively. He added that a total of seven Iraqi Airways flights were in Turkish airports, while two Turkish aircraft remained in Tehran's airport. Two flights by Azerbaijan Airways were rerouted to the Igdir province and passengers were transported to Nakhchivan by land after Iranian drone attacks there, he said.
(Reuters)
Dubai Airports have operated more than 1,140 flights in the past 84 hours to help stranded passengers reach their destinations amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. Presently, two airports have been partially opened for limited flight operations. These are: Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).
Gulf Air flights remain temporarily suspended as closure of Bahrain airspace continues.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsUpdate: Gulf Air flights remain temporarily suspended as closure of Bahrain airspace continues. Services will resume once BCAA confirms safe reopening.
— Gulf Air (@GulfAir) March 6, 2026
Next update: 11:00 BHT (08:00 UTC) on March 7.
For the latest flight info, visit https://t.co/Vjb5AqIn5i or the Gulf Air app.
UAE's flydubai is likely to resume flight services to Israel next week for evacuation, reports Reuters.
Akasa Air will operate 8 flights to and from Jeddah connecting various cities across the country on March 7.
• QP 552 Mumbai – Jeddah | ETD - 17:20
• QP 553 Jeddah – Mumbai | ETD - 21:45
• QP 561 Mumbai – Jeddah | ETD - 19:20
• QP 562 Jeddah – Mumbai | ETD - 23:55
• QP 563 Ahmedabad – Jeddah I ETD - 17:45
• QP 564 Jeddah – Ahmedabad I ETD - 21:50
• QP 550 Kochi – Jeddah I ETD - 17:50
• QP 551 Jeddah – Kochi I ETD - 22:55
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— Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) March 6, 2026
As part of our ongoing comprehensive review of the prevailing situation in the Middle East, Akasa Air will operate flights to and from Jeddah as follows:
March 06, 2026
• QP 561 Mumbai – Jeddah | ETD - 19:20
• QP 562 Jeddah – Mumbai…
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Central Government to intervene in "predatory hiking" of airfares and to increase flight services to bring back Indians stuck in the Gulf countries amid conflict in West Asia. In a post on X, Pinarayi Vijayan said, "Wrote a letter to PM Modi drawing urgent attention to the distress faced by our Pravasis in GCC countries due to the current conflict. Thousands, including many Keralites, are stranded due to flight shortages and airspace closures. Urged the Union Government to intervene against the predatory hiking of airfares and to increase flight services to Indian cities."
Vijayan also said that the Central government should establish a centralised registration system to prioritise the repatriation of the most vulnerable and urged it to give special care to transit passengers stranded mid-journey without local support "We need a centralised registration system to prioritise the repatriation of the most vulnerable, including the elderly, pregnant women, and those in financial distress. Special care must also be given to transit passengers stranded mid-journey without local support. Keralam remains fully committed to supporting our returning brothers and sisters," he said.
(ANI)
SpiceJet will operate 14 special flights from the UAE on Friday to bring passengers who have been stranded due to the Middle East conflict. Indian carriers cancelled 281 international flights on Thursday due to the Middle East crisis, and the government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the region.
In the last three days, SpiceJet said it has operated 25 special flights from the UAE to Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi. On Friday, the carrier will operate 9 flights from Fujairah to Mumbai, 4 services to Delhi and 1 from Dubai to Pune, according to a statement. The escalating conflict involving US, Israel and Iran have significantly impacted flight operations due to airspace closures.
(PTI)
IndiGo has cancelled the operation of 144 scheduled flights on March 7 following the restrictions of airspace in the Middle East. It also extends free waivers on cancellation up till March 31.
Qatar Airways on Friday said that flight operations will remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. It stated that the airline will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace by the relevant authorities.
Update: Qatar Airways scheduled flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace by the relevant authorities. A…Seven international flights from Kolkata to Gulf countries were cancelled on Friday due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, officials said. Seven flights operating to and from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi were cancelled due to the present situation in West Asia, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) statement said.
The cancelled services include flights operated by Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Emirates, all of which connect Kolkata with the three major transit hubs in the Gulf region. The Emirates flights from Dubai to Kolkata, and from Kolkata to Dubai were cancelled.
Air Arabia flight scheduled to operate from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi was cancelled, while Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata and from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi were also cancelled. Two flights of Qatar Airways, bound for Doha, were also cancelled.
A senior Airport official said airlines are closely monitoring the situation and reviewing flight paths to ensure passenger safety. He said passengers booked on the affected services were being advised to check with their respective airlines regarding rescheduling, refunds or alternate travel arrangements.
On March 5, flight services had partially resumed to Gulf countries after a four-day suspension when a flydubai aircraft from Dubai landed at Kolkata airport at 2:40 am with 130 passengers, marking the first arrival from West Asia. The same aircraft had subsequently departed for Dubai on March 5 with 55 passengers.
(PTI)
A passenger arriving at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from Fujairah said their flights scheduled for March 1 and March 3 were cancelled after they travelled to Dubai on February 27.
“The atmosphere in Dubai is very good. We are happy to return,” the passenger said.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#watch | Delhi: A passenger, who arrived at IGI Airport from Fujairah, says, "... We went to Dubai on 27th February... We had a flight for 1st March, and it got cancelled... Our flight for 3rd March also got cancelled... The atmosphere in Dubai is very good... We are happy to… pic.twitter.com/ZIcUHcv33i
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2026
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways on Thursday said it will resume a limited commercial flight schedule from March 6, operating services between Abu Dhabi and several international destinations, including five Indian cities.
According to the airline, the initial phase of resumed operations will include flights to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. The services will run between March 6 and March 19, subject to operational approvals and regional airspace conditions.
Etihad said the decision to partially restore operations was taken in coordination with relevant authorities after conducting extensive safety and security assessments.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsEtihad to resume limited flight schedule from 6 March
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) March 5, 2026
Etihad will resume a limited commercial flight schedule from 6 March 2026, operating between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.
Guests with previous bookings will be accommodated as soon as possible on these… pic.twitter.com/A5WFv6nAqx
Passengers with existing bookings will be accommodated on the resumed flights where possible, the airline said, adding that tickets for the services are also available for purchase on its website.
The carrier advised travellers not to go to the airport unless they have been contacted directly by Etihad or hold a confirmed booking on one of the scheduled flights.
The move comes amid widespread flight disruptions across the Middle East following ongoing regional tensions and airspace restrictions that have affected multiple international carriers operating in the region.
The first flight chartered by the British government to take UK citizens out of the Middle East has just landed at London Stansted Airport, reported by the BBC.
It had departed from Oman's capital city, Muscat.
Etihad Airways will resume limited commercial flights between March 6-19 to and from Abu Dhabi and key destinations including Cairo, Delhi, London, Frankfurt, New York, Paris, Moscow, Toronto and Zurich, the company said in a statement on Friday.
Etihad to resume limited flight schedule from 6 March
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) March 5, 2026
Etihad will resume a limited commercial flight schedule from 6 March 2026, operating between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.
Guests with previous bookings will be accommodated as soon as possible on these… pic.twitter.com/A5WFv6nAqx
Saudi Arabian budget airline flynas will operate limited exceptional flights between Saudi Arabia and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates starting on Friday, Saudi state television reported on Thursday.
(Reuters)
With the airspaces over Saudi Arabia and Oman remaining open and assessed as safe for operations, Air India and Air India Express have resumed services to and from Jeddah and Muscat.
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— Air India (@airindia) March 5, 2026
With the airspaces over Saudi Arabia and Oman remaining open and assessed as safe for operations, Air India and Air India Express have resumed services to and from Jeddah and Muscat.
Additional special flights are being operated to support stranded travellers.…
Airline shares diverged on Thursday as signs of a tentative restart in Middle East flying lifted some Asian carriers, while US and European airlines slipped as oil prices jumped after US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted global aviation.
Governments have scrambled to organise flights out of the Middle East for tens of thousands of citizens stranded by the escalating conflict, which has closed most of the region's airspace because of the risk of missile strikes.
Takeoffs from Dubai International Airport more than doubled on Wednesday, the latest data from Flightradar24 show, as activity slowly restarts at the world's busiest travel hub, which was brought to a near standstill amid the conflict.
Traffic remains far below normal levels, with global aviation disruption likely to take some time to normalize as the conflict shows little sign of easing. Air cargo has also been hit, disrupting the movement of perishables and aircraft parts.
"The past few days have been unprecedented," Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said on Thursday on LinkedIn in his first public remarks since the airstrikes began, adding that teams were pulling together and "navigating with confidence".
(Reuters)
Zayed International Airport on Thursday issued an advisory urging passengers not to travel to the airport unless they hold a confirmed ticket. It further stated that airport access will be restricted to confirmed travellers only.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsPassengers are advised not to travel to the airport unless they hold a confirmed ticket and are advised by their airline to do so. Airport access will be restricted to confirmed travellers only.
— Zayed International Airport مطار زايد الدولي (@AUH) March 5, 2026
The safety and wellbeing of passengers and staff remain our highest priority.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has said that 281 flights operated by Indian domestic airlines have been cancelled today (March 5) amid the airspace restrictions in the Middle East following the war between Iran and Israel. It also advised flyers to regularly monitor their flight status and remain attentive to updates shared through their registered contact details by their respective airlines.
SpiceJet continues to operate multiple special flights from the UAE to India to support passenger travel during this time.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSpiceJet continues to operate multiple special flights from the UAE to India to support passenger travel during this time.
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) March 5, 2026
Additional flights have been scheduled to ensure smoother connectivity.#flyspicejet #spicejet pic.twitter.com/JbSuasKsY9
Salam Air will operate additional flights from Muscat to the following destinations: Fujairah, Istanbul and Cairo.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsسيُشغِّل #_ رحلات إضافية من إلى الوجهات التالية:
— SalamAir (@SalamAir) March 5, 2026
- : رحلتين يوميًا حتى ٢٠ مارس ٢٠٢٥.
- : رحلة يوميًا حتى ١٠ مارس ٢٠٢٦.
- : رحلة يوميًا ٥ و ٧ و ٨ مارس ٢٠٢٦.
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In a statement, Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday said that outbound flights from Israel will resume on Sunday, reports Reuters.
Emirates on Thursday announced the opening of flight bookings to 75 destinations, including eight Indian cities, for travel on March 5 and 6, 2026. The airline is operating a limited number of flight services, following the closure of airspace in the Middle East, amid the ongoing war between Iran and Israel.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsWith the limited re‑opening of airspace, Emirates is operating a reduced flight schedule until further notice. Visit https://t.co/A2RdND1Gjr for more information.
— Emirates Support (@EmiratesSupport) March 5, 2026
These flights are open for booking and we are accommodating customers with earlier bookings as a priority.… pic.twitter.com/a0R100YFUL
UK government has issued an advisory for travelling to Saudi Arabia. It asked the citizens to avoid travelling to Eastern Province and Riyadh Province.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsWe have updated our travel advice for Saudi Arabia to recommend against all but essential travel to Eastern Province and Riyadh Province.
— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) March 5, 2026
We continue to advise against all travel to within 10km of Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen.
Read our travel advice for Saudi Arabia – LINK… pic.twitter.com/PzMlc2Uuml
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cancelled the operation of its Dubai flights till March 15. In an advisory issued on March 5, the airline said that as the geopolitical situation in the Middle East remains fluid, other SIA flights may be affected.
Gulf Air flights will remain suspended due to closure of Bahrain airspace.
Update: Gulf Air flights remain temporarily suspended as closure of Bahrain airspace continues. Services will resume once BCAA confirms safe reopening.Lufthansa on Thursday announced the suspension of flights to several destinations including Tehran, Beirut, Tel Aviv and Dubai. It stated that flights:
IndiGo has cancelled the operation of 112 scheduled flights on March 6 following the restrictions of airspace in the Middle East. However, the flights announced earlier to Athens, Muscat, Jeddah, and Madinah, along with select repatriation flights to the UAE, have now commenced operations.
On Wednesday, the airline said that it cancelled more than 500 flights to the Middle East and select international destinations from February 28 to March 3 due to the evolving airspace restrictions over Iran and other Gulf countries.
"More than 500 flights to the Middle East and select international destinations have been cancelled between February 28 and March 3," IndiGo said.
Oman Air has announced a travel plan for Indian citizens stranded in Sharjah. It advised the travellers to proceed to Muscat by bus from Sharjah and their onward connections to final destinations.
Book your seamless travel between Dubai and India via Muscat. For more information, please visit https://t.co/aUSKlj448a pic.twitter.com/Gh3hqaaNZxQatar Airways on Thursday announced the beginning of a limited number of special relief flights to support stranded passengers due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. These services have been planned to: (a) London Heathrow, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome, and Amsterdam from Muscat; (b) Flight from Riyadh to Frankfurt. It also requested the passengers not to proceed to the airport unless they have received an official notification.
Update: Qatar Airways flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace by the relevant authorities. A further update…Oman Air has announced the operation of additional flight to/from six locations. These are: London, Istanbul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Cairo and Mumbai.
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