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Over 700 flights cancelled across GCC, Middle East today due to US-Iran war
The number of flights cancelled across Middle Eastern countries is expected to increase as regional airlines provide more details during the day, says Cirium
- PUBLISHED: Sun 1 Mar 2026, 6:38 AM
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More than 700 flights across the Gulf and Middle Eastern countries were cancelled on Sunday due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company.
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Data showed that out of 4,329 scheduled flights in the Middle East, 716 were officially cancelled on Sunday (March 1, 2026) across Gulf and Middle East countries
The numbers are expected to increase as more details about flights are made available by the airlines during the day.
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Many airlines have not officially cancelled their schedules, but most of those flights are unlikely to operate due to airspace closures and continued missile exchanges between Iran and Israel, as well as US strikes on Tehran.
Some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights on Saturday and Sunday include Emirates, flydubai, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Qatar Airways, IndiGo, Air India Express, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Air India, British Airways, Iran Aseman Airlines, Iraqi Airways, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, EI AI, EgyptAir, Royal Jordanian, Saudia, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Wizz Air, Oman Air, Flynas among others, according to Cirium.
Many regional countries closed their airspace on Saturday after Iran fired missiles at different locations. The airspace remained closed in many Gulf countries on Sunday as well.
However, data showed that over 1,800 flights – both inbound and outbound – were cancelled across 11 Gulf and Middle Eastern countries on Saturday.
Around 966 flights were cancelled across the region due to the military conflict.
Data showed that approximately 4,218 flights were scheduled to arrive in the Middle Eastern countries on Saturday, February 28.
