Etihad said on Friday it would resume a limited flight schedule through March 19. The limited operations at Middle Eastern hubs have hit travellers on routes from Europe to the Asia-Pacific region particularly hard. Qatar's Doha hub remains shut, though it has been arranging a limited number of relief flights from Oman and Saudi Arabia. "We'd spent about 20,000 pounds booking Emirates flight instead. Saudi budget carrier flynas will run a limited number of flights between Saudi Arabia and Dubai starting on Friday.

Source: The Telegraph March 06, 2026 11:16 UTC