Air Canada extends Dubai flight cancellations to January 2027 as global airlines extend Middle East suspensions

International airline updates

• Flights to and from Dubai, Dammam and Riyadh are paused until October 24, 2026.

• KLM is not currently flying through Iranian or Iraqi airspace.

• The airline is also avoiding several countries in the Gulf region.

• Flights to, from or via destinations in the region have been cancelled or adjusted.

• Dubai flights SQ494 and SQ495 remain cancelled until October 24, 2026.

  Scoot, Singapore Airlines' low-cost subsidiary, has suspended Singapore-Jeddah flights until September 12.

• Affected Scoot passengers can request a full refund or rebook on alternative flights.

• Flights from Almaty and Astana to Dubai are suspended until August 31.

• The airline cited a further deterioration in the situation around the Strait of Hormuz and wider Gulf region.

• Passengers can request a full refund, free rebooking or rebooking to another international destination operated by Air Astana.

• Dubai flights are now expected to resume on October 25.

• Riyadh flights are expected to resume on October 26.

• The airline is waiving rebooking, rerouting and refund charges for eligible existing bookings.

• Eligible passengers travelling to or from Dubai, Riyadh and Doha can change their travel dates, subject to availability, with travel permitted until March 31, 2027.

• Flights to Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain and Amman remain suspended until October 25.

• Doha services have been reduced to one flight a day.

• Riyadh services have also been reduced.

• Flights to Jeddah have been permanently suspended.

• The airline said ongoing uncertainty and airspace restrictions have resulted in cancellations and temporary suspensions.

• Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings will continue to suspend Dubai flights through October 24.

• Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and Edelweiss have also suspended flights to several Middle East destinations through October 24, including Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran.

• Eurowings has resumed flights to Beirut and Erbil, but Abu Dhabi and Amman services remain suspended through October 24.

• Manila-Doha flights have resumed.

• Dubai flights remain suspended until October 2.

• The airline said it is monitoring the situation and will restore full capacity as conditions allow.

• Riyadh flights are suspended until September 15.

• Dubai flights remain suspended until October 24.

• Passengers can request rebooking or a refund.

• Flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv continue to be affected by disruption.

• Passengers affected by cancellations until September 7 can rebook or request a refund, depending on their ticket conditions.

• The airline has updated travel alerts covering parts of the Middle East, including Tel Aviv and Doha.

• Eligible passengers can make a one-time change without a fee or cancel and request a refund, subject to ticket conditions.

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