Qatar Airways announces big update on flight operations

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Qatar Airways has announced a big update on flight operations for Pakistanis as Iran and Israel continue to launch strikes against each other.

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Qatar Airways

The Qatari carrier says its flights remain suspended due to the ongoing closure of the country’s airspace.

It said it will resume operations as soon Qatari authorities declare a safe reopening of the airspace.

Latest update March 3, 2026. 12PM PST

The airline stated that “Qatar Airways flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace. A further update will be provided on 04 March by 09:00 Doha time (06:00 UTC).”

Air France 

The French airlines cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel and Beirut in Lebanon for Saturday.

Iberia Express

The Spanish airline owned by Iberia Group cancelled a flight to Tel Aviv scheduled ‌for Saturday at 5 pm (1400 GMT) local time.

Indigo 

The airline said it was monitoring regional updates.

Japan Airlines 

The Tokyo-based airlines cancelled a flight on Saturday from Tokyo Haneda to Doha as well as a return flight on March 1, Nikkei said.

LOT Airlines 

Polish Airlines returned its flight LO121 from Warsaw to Dubai to Warsaw.

Lufthansa 

The German airline suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon, and Oman until March 7 and flights to and from Dubai on Saturday and Sunday. They also ⁠said they would not fly through Israeli, Lebanese, Jordanian, Iraqi and Iranian ⁠airspace until March 7.

Norwegian Air 

The Nordic airline suspended all flights to and from Dubai on Saturday, a company spokesperson said. The carrier did not suspend flights to Tel Aviv in Israel or Beirut in Lebanon as these destinations are only active in ⁠summer, he added.

Turkish Airlines 

The airline cancelled flights to Qatar, ⁠Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman on Saturday and flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan until March 2.

Virgin Atlantic 

The London-based airline said it will temporarily avoid Iraqi airspace, resulting in some pre-planned rerouting of its flights and cancelled its VS400 service from ‌London Heathrow to Dubai on Saturday.