28th February 2026 – (Tehran) Airlines across Europe, the Middle East and Asia have announced widespread cancellations, suspensions and reroutes as a wave of airspace closures ripples across the region following strikes involving Israel, Iran and the United States. Safety has been cited as the primary concern, with carriers warning of longer journeys, diversions and potential last‑minute changes as the situation evolves.
British Airways has cancelled services to Tel Aviv and Bahrain until 3 March and scrapped today’s Amman flight, saying customer safety remains paramount and that affected travellers are being contacted with options. Air France has pulled flights to and from Tel Aviv on 28th February and 1st March, and also cancelled services to Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh on 28 February; plans for the coming days will be shared in due course. KLM brought forward the suspension of its Amsterdam–Tel Aviv route, cancelling the only flight planned for Saturday, and continues to review further schedules.
Wizz Air has halted all flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until 7th March, effective immediately, while Lufthansa has suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Oman until 7 March and paused Dubai services for Saturday and Sunday. The German group also said it will avoid Israeli, Lebanese, Jordanian, Iraqi and Iranian airspace until 7th March. Swiss has suspended Tel Aviv flights until 7th March, affecting 14 rotations, and cancelled Zurich–Dubai services for Saturday and Sunday amid multiple airspace closures; the airline is rebooking or refunding passengers.
Virgin Atlantic has temporarily stopped using Iraqi airspace, rerouting select flights, and cancelled its London Heathrow–Dubai service for Saturday. Bulgaria Air has suspended Tel Aviv operations until 2nd March, while Greece’s Aegean Airlines has halted flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Erbil. Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights due to the closure of Qatari airspace, and flydubai warned some services were affected on 28 February amid rolling shutdowns.
Turkish Airlines has cancelled flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE and Oman on Saturday, and suspended services to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan until 2nd March. LOT Polish Airlines returned flight LO121 from Warsaw to Dubai after further airspace closures, and Norwegian Air paused all Dubai flights on Saturday. Russia’s transport ministry said Russian airlines have suspended flights to Iran and Israel, diverting via longer alternate routes where possible. Air India has suspended services across parts of the Middle East until further notice, turning back its Delhi–Tel Aviv flight to Mumbai after Israeli airspace shut, while IndiGo advised customers to check their flight status as it monitors developments.
Japan Airlines has cancelled its Tokyo Haneda–Doha flight scheduled for Saturday and the return service on 1st March, according to local reports. Oman Air has suspended all flights to Baghdad, and Kuwait’s aviation authority has halted flights to Iran until further notice. Emirates says it is closely tracking the situation alongside authorities and will adjust operations as needed. SpiceJet cautioned that some services could be disrupted due to the closure of airspace over Dubai.
Emirates has temporarily suspended operations at Dubai Airport owing to regional airspace closures, the airline said.
With Iran, Israel, Iraq, the UAE, Jordan and Syria among those restricting their skies, flight‑tracking service Flightradar24 reports simultaneous impacts for numerous airlines.