Airlines divert, cancel more Middle East flights after Iran attacks U.S. military base

Airlines diverted much flights successful the Middle East connected Monday aft Iran's equipped forces said the state launched a rocket onslaught on a U.S. subject basal successful Qatar, arsenic the region's military conflict continued to disrupt flights.

More than 20 commercialized craft bound for Doha, Qatar, diverted, portion different 4 heading to Dubai successful the United Arab Emirates turned around, according to aviation information steadfast Cirium. Meanwhile, flight-tracking level Flightradar24 said airspace implicit the UAE was temporarily closed. Reuters reported that the land federation of Bahrain besides closed its airspace temporarily.

Dubai-based Emirates said that immoderate of its craft rerouted connected Monday and told customers that immoderate delays oregon longer flights are imaginable arsenic it volition run its docket arsenic planned but with "flight paths good distanced from struggle areas."

Air India said it has halted each flights successful and retired of the portion and to and from the eastbound seashore of North America and Europe "until further notice."

"Our India-bound flights from North America are diverting backmost to their respective origins and others are being diverted backmost to India oregon re-routed distant from the closed airspaces," Air India said successful a post connected X. "We petition the knowing of each passengers who whitethorn beryllium affected by this disruption that's beyond an airline's control."

The bearer had previously announced immoderate docket cuts for enhanced information checks aft the deadly clang of 1 of its Boeing 787s soon aft takeoff from Ahmedabad successful occidental India earlier this month. The origin of that clang is inactive nether investigation.

British Airways said Monday it is canceling its Doha flights done Wednesday "following the latest developments."

"Safety is ever our highest priority," it said. "We are contacting our customers to counsel them of their options and volition support the concern nether review."

Earlier, large planetary airlines including Air France, Iberia, Finnair and others announced they would intermission oregon further postpone a resumption of work to immoderate destinations successful the Middle East.

American Airlines had antecedently suspended its flights to Doha, and United Airlines had paused work to Dubai.

U.S. carriers had besides suspended their Israel work aft that country's onslaught connected Iran earlier this month.

The struggle successful the Middle East has added to complications for airlines that person been dealing with restricted airspace since the Ukraine warfare began successful 2022 and Russian airspace closed for galore carriers.

Carriers person been periodically skirting parts of the Middle East due to the fact that of information concerns, but closed airspace means longer, much costly routes that necessitate much fuel.