Finnair has suspended flights between Helsinki and Dubai for the upcoming winter season, the carrier announced on Tuesday (25 August).
As some European airlines move to restore Middle East services following the Iran war, Finnair has cancelled its seasonal flights to Dubai, which had been scheduled to resume on 25 October 2026 and operate through 27 March 2027, due to “the unstable situation” in the region.
“Finnair continuously monitors the security situation in different regions and, when necessary, make changes to flight routes or operations. The security situation in the Middle East has remained unstable, with no clear signs of improvement,” the carrier said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Air France is expected to resume services from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Dubai and Riyadh on Wednesday (26 August), according to its website. Flights to Beirut remain suspended until 1 September.
The French airline said the resumption of its Middle East operations “will remain subject to an assessment of the security situation locally, which is rapidly evolving”.
Sister carrier KLM has cancelled flights to Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam until 25 October, but this week resumed flights between Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.
Across the Lufthansa Group, services to and from Dubai remain suspended through 24 October 2026 “for operational reasons”. Services to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat and Tehran are also suspended until 24 October.
However, services to Tel Aviv have resumed on flights operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Swiss and Eurowings.
Similarly, British Airways flights from London to Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain and Amman are suspended until 25 October. When services resume, flights are expected to operate on a reduced schedule.