Air France suspends services to Gulf countries until Tuesday

In view of the current situation, Air France has decided to suspend its daily flights to Dubai and Riyadh until Tuesday, while extending the suspension of services to Tel Aviv until 14 July.
Air France Paris Airbus A350 © Florent Peraudeau for Air France
Air France Paris Airbus A350 © Florent Peraudeau for Air France

The conflict in the Middle East, with air strikes on Iran and missile strikes on Israel, is prompting airlines to exercise caution. Since Sunday and up to and including TuesdayAir France has suspended daily services to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. " Due to the current situation, the airline has decided to cancel its flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until Tuesday 24 June inclusive. "A spokesman told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

At the same time, the French carrier is extending the suspension of its services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Tel Aviv up to and including Monday 14 July 2025. " The resumption of operations will remain subject to an assessment of the situation on site. "The company announced this measure on 13 June "until further notice", following the launch of the Israeli offensive against Iran.

Also in the Air France-KLM group, the low-cost carrier Transavia has suspended its flights. to Beirut until 30 JuneThe same applies to its Paris-Tel Aviv route, until 7 September inclusive.

Other international companies have also stopped serving Tel Aviv Aegean Airlines until 12 July, easyJet and all Lufthansa Group airlines (Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, ITA, Brussels Airlines and Swiss) until 31 July, Ryanair until 31 August and British Airways until August. In view of the current situation, the British airline has also cancelled its flights to Dubai and Doha for the next few days.