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Qatar Airways Shares Update About Flights as Disruption Continues
Qatar Airways suspended flights due to airspace closure amid Iran-US conflict, with over 4,000 regional flights canceled and 130,000 British nationals stranded, officials said.
- On March 4, Qatar Airways temporarily suspended operations from Doha as Qatari airspace remains closed, urging customers to monitor qatarairways.com and the app for updates until at least Friday.
- After reported drone attacks and strikes, Gulf airspace including Syria, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan closed, forcing multiple countries to halt routes and causing more than 4,000 flight cancellations daily.
- More than 130,000 British nationals have registered in the Middle East, while Flightradar24 shows inbound flights dropped from 390 to 25 last week.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said a UK government charter flight will depart from Muscat in the coming days to repatriate vulnerable British nationals, while British Airways will operate an evacuation flight from Muscat to London Heathrow at 2.30am on March 5.
- Analysts warn it could take weeks to clear the backlog, with Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi handling about half a million passengers per day, threatening key Europe–Asia–Australia routes.
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578 flights cancelled in 5 days amidst Middle East tensions
Pakistan’s international airports are experiencing widespread flight cancellations for the fifth consecutive day due to ongoing regional tensions in the Gulf, with a total of 578 flights to Gulf countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, being cancelled since March 28, with 162 flights cancelled on Wednesday alone. Affected carriers include Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia, PIA, Air Blue, Fly Dubai, and Qatar Airways. Sources report t…
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Leicester MercuryMajor airline to remain grounded until end of week due to Middle East conflict
Passengers using Qatar Airways have been told that the airline will remain grounded until at least Friday amid the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of air space
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