Gulf War

Three daily flights instead of four frequencies on certain days this summer. This is the winter schedule that Qatar Airways has just unveiled for Paris CDG. A schedule that certainly must take into account the again tense geopolitical situation in the Persian Gulf. The French capital is not the only one losing frequencies. From…

Updated on 23 July at 12:30 PM. European companies AIR FRANCE-KLM: AIR FRANCE had temporarily resumed its flights to and from Riyadh on 6 June 2026, to Tel Aviv on 3 July 2026 and Dubai on 6 July 2026. Service to Beirut is expected on 21 July 2026. However, the security situation has...

With the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf, including new attacks by Iran on its Arab neighbours, several Western governments are maintaining very cautious travel advice for the Middle East – or even strengthening it. Australian, Canadian, American, British and German authorities consider the security situation to remain extremely volatile, with a…

"A plethora of challenges". The annual congress of the National Federation of Aviation and its Trades (FNAM) provided an opportunity for its president, Pascal de Izaguirre, to revisit the numerous issues weighing on the activity and competitiveness of French airlines. Decarbonisation, tensions in the supply of new aircraft, armed conflicts,...

The prospect of a future peace agreement between Iran and the United States, through the signing of a protocol for discussions scheduled for the weekend in Switzerland, appears to pave the way for a cessation of fighting in the Gulf and allow the opening of the famous Strait of Hormuz. This was all that was needed to send prices plummeting…

Between €6 and €14. This is what Volotea was asking its passengers for as a supplement to offset the surge in kerosene prices. A supplement discreetly named "Fair Travel Promise", which the company justified as follows during a booking: "At Volotea, instead of applying fixed fuel surcharges which only increase the price of your ticket,..."

The 2026 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting has just concluded in Rio de Janeiro. With an easily predictable finding: the Gulf War between the United States, Israel, and Iran will have economic consequences on the financial results of airlines more than on their operations. IATA has heavily revised its…

Updated on 29 June at 3:00 PM A company-by-company update on cancelled flights in June in the Near and Middle East. European airlines AIR FRANCE-KLM AIR FRANCE: Tel Aviv services suspended until 1 July, with Beirut and Dubai services suspended until 5 July (i.e. until 6 July for the...

Will there be enough kerosene this summer? That's the question many households are asking themselves when booking their holidays, as are all business travellers who need to travel before the summer break. Passengers may well be put off by the flight cancellations announced by several airlines. "A subject that..."

The Gulf airports, normally so verbose in discussing their traffic records, have been remarkably silent since the start of the war between Iran and the United States. No information has emerged concerning the decline they have experienced since Iran began sending drones to infrastructure in its neighbours' territories. Only one airport has broken...

Updated on 27 May at 10:00 am. Although cancellations have fallen below April’s record high of 10,100 Q3 flights, according to Cirium, the situation in the Middle East remains turbulent, and rising oil prices and kerosene supply difficulties are weighing on the global aviation industry. An updated overview, airline by airline,…

The Indian airline industry is going through a period of great tension as a result of the Gulf War, which is further destabilising the already precarious financial health of local carriers. Last Monday, the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) alerted the Ministry of Civil Aviation to the real risk of a shutdown of the...

This is becoming almost daily news. One after another, European airlines are confirming a fuel shortage by scaling back their networks, particularly on short-haul routes. The latest to do so are Lufthansa and Transavia France. At Lufthansa, between announcements about celebrating its centenary, the German airline is tidying up its...

If it is difficult to find an advantage in the current war in the Persian Gulf, the situation nonetheless has a trump card conferred by the Emirate's authorities on local carriers: that of restricting the number of flights by foreign airlines. Indeed, since the gradual resumption of flights to the metropolis's airports,...

Like most airlines in Thailand (from Bangkok Airways to low-cost carriers Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet), the national carrier Thai Airways International is being swept away by the tsunami of the US/Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The drastic drop in oil deliveries is forcing the Thai company to…

Updated on 29 April at 09:30 Since 28 February, the skies of the Middle East have been in turmoil, even though activity is on the rise again. If, in the first days of the conflict, cancellation rates peaked above 65 %, according to Cirium, a recovery trend emerged from mid-March, with cancellations being…

For a week now, the question has been plaguing European aviation lobbies, ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe) and A4 (the association of airlines). But it is also being picked up by the media: is Europe heading for a jet fuel shortage as early as May? This question should, in fact, get the EU institutions to...

When oil prices rise, airfares skyrocket. This equation was already in play in mid-March, when several airlines, particularly in Asia, began passing on the sharp rise in the price of a barrel to their passengers. The conflict in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continue to have a significant effect on...

At what level can a price increase be considered moderate? For the low-cost airline AirAsia, the answer is simple: beyond 40%. Almost two weeks ago, Tony Fernandes, the head of Capital A, AirAsia's holding company, indicated that the crisis in the Gulf and its corollary – the surge in prices…

Updated Monday 13 April at 09:30 The ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran is having positive effects on air transport in the Middle East. While European or Asian airlines are maintaining the suspension of their routes to several destinations – Air France has extended the halt of its flights to Dubai, Riyadh, Tel…