British Airways, Wizz Air, Emirates and Virgin all cancel flights - full list

Several flights in and out of the Middle-East continue to be cancelled (Image: Getty)

Air travel across key Middle Eastern hubs has been severely disrupted on Monday, March 2, 2026, as the ongoing regional conflict has forced near-total shutdowns of departures. Airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, and parts of Cyprus are operating under “ground stop” or “suspended” status, prompting airlines to cancel flights scheduled for the morning and early afternoon.

Here is a full list of flight cancellations today:

1. Emirates – all departures
2. flydubai – all departures
3. British Airways – all flights
4. Lufthansa – all flights
5. Air France – all flights
6. KLM – all flights
7. Finnair – all flights
8. ITA Airways – all flights
9. Virgin Atlantic – all flights
10. Eurowings – all flights
11. Swiss International Air Lines – all flights
12. Turkish Airlines – all flights
13. Pegasus Airlines – all flights
14. Aegean Airlines – all flights
15. Air India – all flights
16. Air India Express – all flights
17. IndiGo – all flights
18. SpiceJet – all flights
19. Vistara – all flights
20. Akasa Air – all flights
21. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) – all flights
22. Airblue – all flights
23. Biman Bangladesh – all flights
24. SriLankan Airlines – all flights
25. Nepal Airlines – all flights
26. Ethiopian Airlines – all flights
27. Kenya Airways – all flights
28. EgyptAir – all flights
29. Royal Air Maroc – all flights
30. Air Tanzania – all flights
31. RwandAir – all flights
32. Cathay Pacific – all flights
33. Singapore Airlines – all flights
34. China Southern – all flights
35. China Eastern – all flights
36. Air China – all flights
37. Cebu Pacific – all flights
38. Philippine Airlines – all flights
39. Malaysia Airlines – all flights
40. United Airlines – all flights
41. Air Canada – all flights (suspended through March 8)

1. Etihad Airways – all flights
2. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi – all flights
3. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi – all flights
4. Gulf Air – all flights
5. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) – all flights
6. Royal Jordanian – all flights
7. Oman Air – all flights
8. Qatar Airways – services to AUH cancelled
9. Air India Express – all flights
10. IndiGo – all flights
11. Turkish Airlines – all flights
12. Air France – all flights
13. British Airways – all flights

Airspace fully closed. All operations are suspended until further notice.

1. Qatar Airways – all flights
2. British Airways – all flights
3. American Airlines – all flights
4. Finnair – all flights
5. Iberia – all flights
6. Malaysia Airlines – all flights
7. Royal Jordanian – all flights
8. SriLankan Airlines – all flights
9. IndiGo – all flights
10. Air India Express – all flights
11. Turkish Airlines – all flights
12. Middle East Airlines (MEA) – all flights
13. Biman Bangladesh – all flights
14. Ethiopian Airlines – all flights

1. Cyprus Airways – all regional/Middle East flights
2. Emirates (EK109) – Tel Aviv/Beirut
3. Qatar Airways – all regional flights
4. Gulf Air – all regional flights
5. Middle East Airlines (MEA) – all regional flights
6. Aegean Airlines – Tel Aviv/Beirut
7. El Al – all regional flights
8. Wizz Air – Middle East destinations
9. British Airways – regional rotations only
10. easyJet – regional rotations only
11. Lufthansa – regional rotations only
12. Austrian Airlines – regional rotations only
13. Ryanair – all flights to Amman and Tel Aviv
14. Air Haifa – all flights
15. TUS Airways – all flights

Officially closed to civilian traffic until at least March 3.

1. El Al – Suspended all operations until at least March 3; bookings closed through March 21
2. Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, ITA Airways) – Suspended until March 7
3. Air France / KLM – Suspended until further notice
4. British Airways – Suspended until March 4
5. United / Delta / American Airlines – All flights suspended through the week (Air Canada through March 8)
6. Wizz Air & Ryanair – Suspended until March 7
7. LOT Polish Airlines – Suspended until March 15

1. Iran Air – Grounded
2. Turkish Airlines / Pegasus / Ajet – All flights cancelled until March 12
3. Lufthansa – Suspended until March 7
4. Austrian Airlines – Suspended until March 7
5. Qatar Airways – Suspended due to home-base closure (Doha)
6. Emirates / flydubai – Suspended due to UAE restrictions

Closed and designated “Red Zone” by multiple governments

1. Iraqi Airways – Grounded
2. Turkish Airlines / Pegasus – Suspended until March 6
3. Aegean Airlines – Suspended until further notice
4. EgyptAir – Suspended all services to Baghdad
5. Royal Jordanian – All rotations to Iraq cancelled
6. Air Arabia – All flights to Iraq on hold until at least March 3

1. British Airways – Cancelled all services today
2. Lufthansa / Swiss – Suspended until March 7
3. Wizz Air / Ryanair – All flights to/from Amman suspended until March 7
4. Pegasus Airlines – Suspended until March 6
5. Air Arabia – Suspended until March 3

1. Middle East Airlines (MEA) – Operating a very limited “emergency” schedule
2. Air France / Transavia – All flights cancelled
3. Lufthansa Group – Suspended until March 7
4. Turkish Airlines / Pegasus – Suspended until March 6
5. Aegean Airlines – Suspended until tonight (review pending)
6. EgyptAir – All flights to Beirut suspended