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UAE flight updates: Emirates, Etihad extend cancellations of flights to Kuwait, Bahrain
Air traffic in the UAE have largely remained unaffected save for the last few days, with 16 flights being cancelled on Monday due to ongoing attacks
- PUBLISHED: Mon 20 Jul 2026, 8:11 PM UPDATED: Tue 21 Jul 2026, 1:36 PM
[Editor's Note: For the latest updates on how US-Iran hostilities have escalated since a 14-point deal was signed on June 12, follow the Khaleej Times live blog.]
Renewed hostilities across the region have forced some airlines to delay or outright cancel flights to countries facing continued Iranian attacks. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan have borne the brunt of the attacks after a short-lived ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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On Monday, Reuters reported that the war’s mediators are proposing a 10-day ceasefire to defuse the ongoing tensions and revive the interim ceasefire deal signed in June.
A total of 16 UAE-operated flights were cancelled on Monday, with dozens more cancellations scheduled through Tuesday and Wednesday as airlines extended disruptions on routes to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.
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Etihad Airways
Kuwait: Etihad extended its cancellations for flights EY653 and EY654 from Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport (AUH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) until Friday, July 24, due to “operational reasons,” the airline said in a statement on its website. It has cancelled flights since Sunday as tensions continue engulfing the region.
Bahrain: Flights EY647 and EY648 to and from AUH to Bahrain International Airport (BAH) are cancelled until Thursday, July 23.
Flights to BAH have been impacted since Thursday morning, when an Etihad flight had to be diverted and returned to the UAE capital.
Emirates
Kuwait: Flights EK853, EK855, EK857, and EK859 have been cancelled until Wednesday.
Bahrain: Flights EK835, EK837, and EK839 from Dubai to Bahrain have been cancelled since Saturday onward as the country faces repeated drone attacks on its civil aviation navigation equipment and flight air traffic, according to Bahrain News Agency.
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Bahrain: Flights FZ 023 and FZ 021 from Dubai International Airport (DXB) were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kuwait: Flight FZ 063 is scheduled to take off on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Air Arabia
Kuwait: Air Arabia flight 3L020 from AUH to KWI has been cancelled on Tuesday, while flight 3LO22 arrived late on Sunday and is due to arrive on schedule on Monday and Tuesday, according to the airline’s flight tracker.
Flights G9068 and G9124 from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) have been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, while flight G9121 arrived a few minutes late on Monday and is scheduled to depart on Tuesday.
Bahrain: Flight 3L015 arrived a few minutes late on Sunday and Monday, with flights still on schedule the next day. Flight 3L017 is also expected to arrive on time.
Qatar: Flights G9040, G9130, and G9138 to Doha International Airport (DOH) have been cancelled until Wednesday, while flights, G9081, G9135, G9132, and G9027 continue operations.
Hind Aldah is a business reporter based in Sharjah. In her spare time, you will find her playing classical guitar, painting amateur oil paintings, or crocheting the same old scarf that leads nowhere.