Air travel in the world has remained under severe disturbances with the current war in the Middle East compelling airlines to cancel flights and rerouting purposes. This has hit the major aviation centers like Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi leaving thousands of passengers in a fix or making them change their travel plans.
A number of foreign airlines have come out to declare long cancellations to destinations in the region. The AEGEAN Airlines of Greece has suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman till April 22 with flights to Erbil and Baghdad also cancelled until May 24. Flights to Dubai and Riyadh are also suspended until mid April.
Latvia-based airBaltic has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until April 29 and Dubai until October 24, and this means a longer disruption. Air Canada has suspended flights to both Tel Aviv and to Dubai till May 2 and March 28 respectively. In the same manner, Air Europa has cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until April 10.
Air FranceKLM group has suspended flights to Tel aviv and Beirut until March 28 as well as flights to Dubai and Riyadh until March 24. Cathay Pacific also cancelled flights to Dubai and Riyadh to May 31 and also added flights to European destinations such as Paris, Zurich, and London to meet changing demand.
In the meantime, Delta Air Lines cancelled its routes to Tel Aviv until late May and pushed back the beginning of its Atlanta flights to August.
As airspace restrictions and safety factors remain, airlines are likely to keep on manipulating schedules with passengers experiencing much-needed uncertainty in their travel plans.