{"id":272713,"date":"2026-09-01T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/272713\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:41:16","slug":"dubai-and-middle-east-flight-disruption-uae-intercepts-iranian-drone-as-us-and-iran-exchange-first-fire-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/272713\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai and Middle East flight disruption: UAE intercepts Iranian drone as US and Iran exchange first fire in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finn Air: Finland&#8217;s national carrier, Finn Air, has suspended flights between Dubai and Helsinki until 24 October. Its flights to Doha have also been suspended until the winter season, with no resumption date provided.<\/p>\n<p>ITA Airways: Flights to Dubai have been suspended until 24 October, while the airline&#8217;s service to Riyadh is not operating until 15 September.<\/p>\n<p>KLM: Dutch airline KLM has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntravellerme.com\/story\/dubai-and-middle-east-flight-disruption-the-latest-as-airlines-resume-limited-number-of-flights\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cancelled all flights<\/a> to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam until 25 October. In a recent <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/news.klm.com\/statement-situation-middle-east\/\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/news.klm.com\/statement-situation-middle-east\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/news.klm.com\/statement-situation-middle-east\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>, the airline said: \u201cKLM is currently not flying through the airspace of Iran, Iraq, and Israel, nor over several countries in the Gulf region&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Korean Air: Korean Air has suspended its route from Incheon International Airport to Dubai until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Japan Airlines: Japan Airlines has cancelled its Tokyo to Doha and Doha to Tokyo flights until \u201cit is confirmed that sufficient safety measures are ensured under the current situation in the Middle East\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lufthansa: German carrier Lufthansa is \u2060suspending \u2060all flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran until 24 October. Its Dubai route is on pause until at least 13 September.<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian: In a statement on <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.norwegian.com\/en\/flight-status\/customer-care-update-page\/\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.norwegian.com\/en\/flight-status\/customer-care-update-page\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.norwegian.com\/en\/flight-status\/customer-care-update-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its website<\/a>, budget carrier Norwegian announced that its seasonal route to Dubai ended on Wednesday, 8 April; there will be no new flights to Dubai until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Pegasus: Turkish budget airline Pegasus continues to suspend all flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Riyadh and Sharjah.<\/p>\n<p>Philippine Airlines: Philippine Airlines has suspended flights from Manila to Dubai until 2 October. The airline has, however, resumed flights to Doha.<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic: British carrier Virgin Atlantic has suspended its service from London to Dubai for the forseeable future. The airline put out a statement on Sunday, 8 March, saying: \u201cThe recent escalation in the Middle East has brought forward the end of our operation for this season.\u201d Those with tickets for Virgin flights are advised to contact the airline, as their teams are \u201cactively working to support those who still need to travel, including exploring and securing arrangements with other airlines wherever possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore Airlines: Singapore Airlines has extended its suspension of flights between Singapore and Dubai until 24 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finn Air: Finland&#8217;s national carrier, Finn Air, has suspended flights between Dubai and Helsinki until 24 October. 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