Qatar Airways has “temporarily cancelled flights to Iran and Iraq due to current situation in the region,” the airline said in a statement. Three major airports in Iran, including in the capital Tehran, and five airports in Iraq, including its capital Baghdad, have been affected, the airline said.
Emirates, one of the United Arab Emirates’ flagship carriers, has canceled flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran on both Friday and Saturday, the airline said.
Air India, the country’s flagship carrier, said on X that more than a dozen of its flights had been diverted, or were returning to their origin, “due to the emerging situation in Iran, the subsequent closure of its airspace and in view of the safety of our passengers.” Flights affected include routes from New York, London, Vancouver and Washington.
German carrier Lufthansa said flights to Tehran had been suspended until further notice, and its pilots would avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Israeli airspace for the time being, Reuters reported.
