Overview
- Iran, Israel, Iraq and Jordan closed airspace with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar imposing temporary or partial restrictions, and flight maps showed aircraft steering clear of the region.
- Air India’s Delhi–Tel Aviv Flight AI139 turned back and landed in Mumbai, and Indian carriers IndiGo and Air India Express suspended services to West Asia pending safety assessments.
- Lufthansa halted Tel Aviv, Beirut and Oman routes until March 7 and paused Dubai through the weekend, while Air France canceled Tel Aviv and Beirut services and Swiss extended a Tel Aviv suspension to March 7.
- Wizz Air suspended flights to Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman until March 7, British Airways canceled Tel Aviv and Bahrain flights until March 3, and Turkish Airlines paused multiple regional routes through March 2.
- Erbil Airport suspended operations, Qatar Airways temporarily halted traffic after departures were forced to circle, and airlines warned of longer Europe–Asia journeys due to detours around closed corridors.