FILE PHOTO: Emirates Airlines planes are seen on the runway before take off at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
DUBAI: Commercial airlines around the world are weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights after the United States bombed Iran.
Singapore Airlines, one of the highest-profile in Asia, had called the situation “fluid” on Sunday as it cancelled flights from Singapore to Dubai following a security assessment.
The Middle East route has become more important for flights between Europe and Asia since Russian and Ukrainian airspace closed due to war, but flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed empty space over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.
Air France KLM said on Sunday that it cancelled flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh on Sunday and yesterday.
British Airways, owned by IAG ICAG.L, also cancelled flights to and from Dubai and Doha for Sunday.
It was still reviewing the situation, it said in a statement on Sunday evening, when asked about later flights. — Reuters
