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The National
5 hours ago
- Business
- The National
Israel-Iran conflict: Etihad, Emirates and flydubai flights delayed, cancelled or rerouted
UAE airlines continue to suspend and reroute flights as attacks between Israel and Iran intensify. Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv is shut until further notice, Iran has declared its airspace closed and Iraq has suspended civilian operations at all its airports. Etihad Airways The UAE's national carrier has cancelled services to and from Tel Aviv until and including June 30, as Israel places its air defence systems on high alert. The airline's flights to Amman in Jordan have also been suspended for June 20. These flights between Abu Dhabi and Beirut have a revised schedule for June 21: EY581: Departs Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 10:00, arrives Beirut (BEY) at 13:10 EY582: Departs Beirut (BEY) at 14:05, arrives Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 19:00 EY583: Departs Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 14:00, arrives Beirut (BEY) at 17:05 EY584: Departs Beirut (BEY) at 18:00, arrives Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 22:55 'Etihad continues to experience disruption to several services due to airspace closures and the ongoing regional situation,' an Etihad representative told The National in a statement. The Abu Dhabi airline is helping disrupted passengers with alternative travel arrangements. Emirates All Emirates flights to Amman in Jordan and Beirut in Lebanon have been suspended until and including June 22. Further, all Emirates flights to Tehran in Iran and Baghdad and Basra in Iraq have been suspended until and including June 30. Customers connecting through Dubai with final destinations in Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, as well as customers with onward flydubai connections will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice, Emirates said. The airline also urged customers departing from or arriving at Dubai International Airport to check their flight status on for the latest information. Flydubai Flydubai has cancelled all flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria until June 30. Passengers connecting through Dubai with final destinations in any of those countries or airports will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice. Wizz Air Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has suspended all flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport until further notice. While operations between Abu Dhabi and Amman are scheduled to resume on June 20, the airline said flights from Europe to Queen Alia International Airport in Amman will remain suspended until September 15. The carrier said it will offer free rebooking, or a full refund in Wizz credits or in the original form of payment, to customers affected by cancellations. Air Arabia Sharjah's Air Arabia has suspended all flights to and from Jordan until June 20, and to and from Iran, Iraq, Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan until June 30. Passengers connecting through Sharjah or Abu Dhabi with final destinations in any of the above flights will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice, the airline said. Regional flights Qatar Airways The airline has temporarily halted flights to Iran and Iraq as well as to Syria's Damascus International Airport (DAM), without announcing a resumption date yet. The affected airports in Iran include: Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) Mashhad International Airport (MHD) Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) The affected airports in Iraq include: Baghdad International Airport (BGW) Erbil International Airport (EBL) Basra International Airport (BSR) Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU) Najaf International Airport (NJF) Oman Air The Oman Air website lists all flights to and from Amman as cancelled until June 24. Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways has announced a temporary suspension of flights to and from Amman, Beirut and Dubai until June 30. Gulf Air The Bahrain national carrier's website states flights to and from Amman, as well as Baghdad and Najaf in Iraq stand cancelled until June 27. Syrian Airlines Syrian Airlines announced on Thursday that it has diverted flights scheduled from Damascus International Airport on June 20 to Aleppo International Airport due to the continued closure of airspace and air corridors leading to the airport in Damascus. The airline stated that the following flights will operate from Aleppo International Airport, starting Friday: Aleppo – Abu Dhabi – Aleppo Aleppo – Dubai – Aleppo Aleppo – Riyadh – Aleppo Aleppo – Sharjah – Aleppo Aleppo – Istanbul – Aleppo The airline also announced it will begin providing regular ground transportation between the Damascus and Aleppo airports, coinciding with the arrival of Sharjah and Kuwait flights to the latter. International airlines In North America US carrier Delta Air Lines said travel to, from or through Tel Aviv 'might be impacted' until August 31. United Airlines has suspended flights to Dubai until June 25 and to Tel Aviv until August 1. American Airlines has temporarily suspended flights between Philadelphia International Airport and Doha, Qatar, until June 22. Air Canada has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until September 8. It has also suspended its daily, non-stop service between Toronto and Dubai until June 21. In Europe Air France has suspended services to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, while Dutch carrier KLM has cancelled them until at least July 1. Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair – which cancelled flights to Tel Aviv in May – has extended the suspension until August 31 and cancelled flights to Amman until July 11. Greece's Aegean Airlines has cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until July 12. Latvia's airBaltic announced all flights to and from the Israeli city are cancelled until June 23. EL AL Israel Airlines said it has suspended commercial flights to and from Israel. Swiss Air Lines has halted all flights to Tel Aviv through October 25 and to Beirut until July 31. Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines have both cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until July 31. Russia's Aeroflot has cancelled flights between Moscow and Tehran. Lufthansa suspended Tel Aviv and Tehran services until and including July 31; flights to Jordan until and including July 11; and to Beirut until and including June 30. Romanian flag carrier Tarom has suspended all commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman.
Arab News
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Post Malone to headline 2025 Esports World Cup opening ceremony in Riyadh
DUBAI: US rapper Post Malone – known for tracks like 'Rockstar,' 'I Had Some Help' and 'Sunflower' – will perform will headline the opening ceremony of the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ The rap and country music artist will hit the stage in Riyadh on July 10. In August 2020, the singer became part of Envy Gaming's ownership group, taking an undisclosed stake in the company, Esports Insider reporter of the North American organization that has since merged with Native Gaming. The singer will return to the region to perform at the 2025 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday Dec. 5. Malone previously performed at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He then returned in 2022, taking to the stage at Etihad Park.
Zawya
11 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Etihad passenger numbers soar 19% to 1.7m in May
UAE - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried 1.7 million passengers in May, representing a 19% increase compared to the same month last year. This continued growth reflects the airline's strategic expansion and strong market positioning, the airline said. Passenger load factor climbed to 87%, up from 84% in May 2024, reinforcing Etihad's ability to optimise capacity while maintaining high demand. Etihad's operating fleet now stands at 100 aircraft, supporting its growing network and service enhancements. In the first five months of 2025, 8.4 million travellers have flown with Etihad, a 17% rise from the same period in 2024, with the airline maintaining an impressive 87% average passenger load factor. Antonoaldo Neves, Etihad Airways CEO, said: "We saw a pleasing continued growth in our momentum, with May's passenger numbers growing by 19% year-on-year, underlining our position as the fastest-growing Middle East airline. Our year-to-date results show more than 8 million customers have flown with us in 2025, and our rolling 12-month figure now stands at almost 20 million, a testament to the trust placed in Etihad's service. 'We reached an exciting milestone in May as our fleet number reached the 100 mark. As we continue expanding our route network and growing our fleet in the coming months, our focus remains on delivering a seamless and exceptional customer experience.' Copyright 2024 Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Business
- Al Arabiya
The latest: Airlines cancel flights to Middle East amid Israel-Iran strikes
Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: EMIRATES Emirates said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Jordan (Amman) and Lebanon (Beirut) until and including June 22, and Iran (Teheran) and Iraq (Baghdad and Basra) until and including June 30. FLYDUBAI Flydubai said that it had temporarily suspended flights to and from Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria until June 30. ETIHAD AIRWAYS Etihad Airways said that it had cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Amman until June 20 and between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until June 22. AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's Aegean Airlines cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including the early morning flight on July 12, as well as all flights to and from Beirut, Amman, and Erbil through the morning arrivals of June 28. AIRBALTIC Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 23 had been cancelled. AEROFLOT Russia's Aeroflot said that it had cancelled flights between Moscow and Tehran, and made changes to other routes in the Middle East after Israeli strikes on Iran. AIR EUROPA The Spanish airline said that it has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until July 31. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France said that it had suspended its flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice. KLM said that it had cancelled all its flights to and from Tel Aviv until at least July 1 and added that some flights to, from or via Beirut may be disrupted. Transavia said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut until June. AIR INDIA Air India said that multiple flights were either being diverted or returning to their origin. ARKIA The Israeli airline said that it was cancelling all its flights until June 21. BLUEBIRD AIRWAYS The Greek airline said that it had cancelled all its flights to and from Israel between June 13 and June 24 (inclusive) and those between June 25 and June 30 are closed for new bookings until the security situation becomes clearer. DELTA AIR LINES The US carrier said that travel to, from, or through Tel Aviv may be impacted between June 12 and August 31. EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES El Al Israel Airlines said that it had cancelled its regular flight schedule for EL AL and Sundor through June 23. ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES The Ethiopian carrier said it suspended all flights between Addis Ababa and Tel Aviv in both directions until June 22. GEORGIAN AIRWAYS The Georgian airline cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 22. IAG IAG-owned British Airways said its flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended until July 31 and flights for Amman and Bahrain are suspended up to and including June 30. IAG's low-cost airline, Iberia Express, had previously informed that it had cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv until June 30. ISRAIR The Israeli airline said that it had cancelled all its flights from and to Israel until June 30. ITA AIRWAYS The Italian Airline said that it would extend the suspension of Tel Aviv flights until July 31, including two flights scheduled on August 1. LUFTHANSA GROUP Lufthansa said that it had suspended all flights to and from Beirut until and including June 30 and to and from Tel Aviv and Tehran until and including July 31. Flights to and from Amman and Erbil are cancelled until and including July 11. The German airline added that will also refrain from using airspace of the countries concerned until further notice. PEGASUS The Turkish airline said that it had cancelled flights to Iran until June 30 and flights to Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan until June 23. QATAR AIRWAYS Qatar Airways said that it had temporarily cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Syria. RYANAIR Ryanair said that it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Sept 30. TAROM Romania's flag carrier said that it had suspended all commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 23 and to Beirut and Amman until June 20. TUS AIRWAYS The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel scheduled until June 24 (inclusive). Flights scheduled for departure between June 25 and June 30 are currently closed for sale, pending further developments, it said. TURKISH AIRLINES Turkish Airlines and other Turkish operators have cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq, Syria and Jordan until June 16, Turkey's transport minister said. UNITED AIRLINES The US carrier said that travel to and from Tel Aviv may be affected between June 13 and August 1. WIZZ AIR Wizz Air said it had suspended its operations to and from Tel Aviv and Amman until Sept 15. The Hungarian airline will also avoid overflying Israeli, Iraqi, Irani and Syrian airspace until further notice.
Dubai Eye
2 days ago
- Business
- Dubai Eye
UAE flights to Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Syria face more disruptions
UAE carriers have extended suspension of flights across several countries in the region amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Etihad Airways has extended its flight suspension to Jordan and Israel until at least June 22, while travellers transiting through Abu Dhabi to connect to cancelled flights will not be accepted at their point of origin. Flydubai, on Tuesday, also announced flights to Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria will remain suspended until at least June 30, while flights to Jordan and Lebanon have resumed. Emirates flights to Jordan and Lebanon are suspended until June 22, and to Iran and Iraq until June 30. Meanwhile, Air Arabia has suspended flights to Iran and Iraq until June 30, and Jordan and Russia until June 20. The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security has imposed additional measures at airports to ensure uninterrupted airport operations and activated its emergency business continuity plan. Extra teams were deployed to airports and support was also being provided for stranded passengers, including temporary accommodation, logistical help and accurate travel information. The UAE on Tuesday also announced Iranian nationals currently in the UAE will be exempt from overstay fines caused by delays in leaving the country. The conflict between Israel and Iran rolled into into sixth day on Wednesday, widening fears of it spilling over into the region. The UAE has called for urgent regional and international action to prevent further military escalation in the Middle East and avoid the widening of conflict, while expressing support for Iran during these "challenging times".
