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CANCELED FLIGHTS: Turkish Airlines cancels some Middle East flights due to airspace closures

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to multiple Middle Eastern countries due to airspace closures, with disruptions extending into early March.

Reuters

28 February 2026 at 10:25:41

An image of a Turkish plane on the runway courtesy of Wolfgang Weiser/Unsplash via Wix

Wolfgang Weiser/Unsplash via Wix

Turkish Airlines said on Saturday that it had cancelled flights to several Middle Eastern destinations after some countries closed their airspace.


  • Flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan are cancelled until March 2

  • Flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are cancelled for February 28


-Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Aidan Lewis/Reuters

Turkish Airlines said on Saturday that it had cancelled flights to several Middle Eastern destinations after some countries closed their airspace.

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