Major airline to cancel some Middle Eastern flights "until later this year"
By Veronika Bondarenko
Published on March 11, 2026.
As Iran continues to retaliate against the U.S.-Israeli strike that toppled its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, major international airlines, including Lufthansa, KLM, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United, have temporarily canceled service into the Middle East. British Airways is now stating that its flights to Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv will not restart "until later this month." Service between London Heathrow (LHR) and Abu Dhabi will also not restart until later this year. After running daily rescue flights to London from Muscat from Oman, British Airways will stop these flights due to reduced demand. Other airlines promising to restart select commercial routes in March include Delta and Air France.
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