Dutch airline KLM extends Middle East flight cancellations
KLM has extended the suspension of its Middle East operations, with flights to Dubai halted until at least August 2 and services to Riyadh and Dammam paused through July 12 due to ongoing regional tensions linked to the Iran conflict. The airline had originally planned to resume flights by late June but cited continued security concerns across the region.
May 27, 2026
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The tails of Air France, KLM and Brussels Airlines planes on the tarmac at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain, April 30, 2026.
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Dutch airline KLM will not resume its flights to various destinations in the Middle East before mid-July, it said on Tuesday.
The Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM AIRF.PA said it would not fly to and from Dubai until at least August 2 and that flights to Riyadh and Dammam would not operate until at least July 12.
KLM has cancelled these flights since March 1, due to the war in Iran and the subsequent attacks across the region, and had earlier said that service would not resume before June 28.
-Bart Meijer/Reuters
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