Middle East

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...

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...

Updated on Thursday 16 April at 17:00 Since 28 February, the skies over the Middle East have been in turmoil, even if some companies, particularly from the Gulf, are regaining momentum. An updated overview of flight cancellations and suspensions by airline, and the outlook for the summer season. European Airlines AIR FRANCE has suspended…

Air France's 2026 summer schedule reflects the geopolitical situation in the Persian Gulf. The airline continues to avoid serving the Middle East, but is increasing capacity to a number of destinations in Asia. The long-haul offer continues to grow, with an increase of 2% in available seat kilometres compared with summer 2025. This...

Updated on Tuesday 24 March at 3:00 PM Air France will not operate any flights to/from Tel Aviv and Beirut until 4 April inclusive, nor any connections to and from Dubai and Riyadh before 28 March. While several carriers have already postponed services to Near and Middle Eastern metropolises to a later date,...

Updated on Thursday 26 March at 5.30pm Since 28 February, the skies over the Middle East have been in turmoil, with many airspaces closed and airports running at a standstill. Here's an update on flight cancellations, airline by airline. The situation at Air France-KLM Air France has suspended flights from and to...

The attack on Iran by Israel and the United States could not remain without consequences for air transport. Air fares have risen sharply, as a result of three factors: The drastic reduction in the number of flights available from the major Gulf hubs (Bahrain and Kuwait remain completely closed, while Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai are operating...

For years, the Gulf airlines have used their global hubs strategy to take some of their Asian traffic from European carriers. And vice versa. But now the war in the Gulf, with Iran regularly attacking its neighbours, has shaken - temporarily, it seems - the balance of power.

Updated Thursday 12 March at 10:00 AM How to escape the throes of war in the Middle East? Since February 28th, the launch of American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th and the subsequent Iranian responses have led to over 20,000 flights being cancelled in the first few days, according to Cirium,...

The current situation at 3.30pm on Friday 12 March. Since the launch of the American and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and the subsequent Iranian retaliation, the skies over the Middle East have been closed to civilian flights in many airspaces, both in Israel and Iran, but also in...

The consequences of both the Israeli-American strikes and the Iranian response to the "Epic Fury" military operation have dramatically altered the state of travel in the Near and Middle East. A state of emergency has been declared in Israel, and Iranian drone attacks in the Gulf States have targeted not only US military and diplomatic sites, but also airports and airfields.

Against the backdrop of the American-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's retaliation against the Gulf States, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated its travel advice on 28 February and 1 March, advising against travel to all countries. The Quai d'Orsay is also calling on French nationals...

The launch by the United States and Israel of large-scale attacks against Iran has had an immediate consequence for all travellers: the dislocation of the Persian Gulf as the world's hub. While airlines had decided a few weeks ago to temporarily suspend some of their routes for security reasons...

Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has confirmed the resumption of flights between Kuala Lumpur and London. This route, which operated until 2012, was non-stop at the time. This time it will include a stopover in Bahrain, which has been promoted as a new hub in the AirAsia constellation. Flights will operate from 26 June...

South Africa Mama Shelter Cape Town (later this year) Mama Shelter is continuing its international expansion by taking its offbeat lifestyle spirit to the very south of Africa, to Cape Town. This is a first for the continent, while we await the opening of a hotel in Casablanca. As far as the Mama Shelter Cape Town Hotel and...

Of course, the Minor group, in particular with its Anantara luxury brand, always focuses on beautiful resorts in enchanting locations. Next year, new Anantara resorts will appear in the ski area of snow-capped Xiling Mountain in China's Sichuan province, as well as in the Kafue National Park in Zambia,...

The merger of the Kuala Lumpur-based airline into a single entity, AirAsia Group, will make AirAsia the world's leading low-cost carrier, with operations on several continents. At the same time, the group will be the first in the world to operate only single-aisle aircraft on short and medium-haul routes. The...

They've been working on it for over two years. The result will soon be visible. A common tourist visa for the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This should be in place before the end of the year. This electronic visa will allow travellers to travel for a period of up to two months.

It was 2011, and the flamboyant CEO of the AirAsia group, Tony Fernandes, was inaugurating a new Airbus A330 route to Paris Orly from Kuala Lumpur. At the time, the French capital was the second European city after London to benefit from a flight by the group's long-haul subsidiary, AirAsia X. Less than a year...

According to the latest changes made by Oman Air to its winter timetable on July 1, the airline is planning to increase the number of flights between Europe and Muscat. This strategy follows the airline's entry into the oneworld alliance on July 1. From 26 October, the carrier will increase its weekly flights to London to 11...