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Aegean Airlines announced (05-Mar-2026) plans to extend the suspension of services to the following Middle East destinations:

• Tel Aviv, Beirut, Erbil and Baghdad: Until 13-Mar-2026;
• Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Until 12-Mar-2026;
• Riyadh: Until 09-Mar-2026. [more - original PR]

flynas and flyadeal, via their respective official Twitter accounts, confirmed (05/06-Mar-2026) the following updates for Saudi Arabia services as of 05/06-Mar-2026:

• flynas: "Due to the continued closure of airspace to some international destinations as a result of current events, it has been decided to extend the suspension of flights to and from" the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria until 21:00 UTC" on 09-Mar-2026. The LCC announced it will be "Operating limited exceptional flights between Saudi Arabia and Dubai starting from" 06-Mar-2026, connecting Riyadh and Jeddah to Dubai International. "Please note that all other scheduled flights to/from Dubai remain suspended";
• flyadeal: "Due to ongoing developments... flyadeal confirms the cancellation of its flights to Amman, Damascus and Dubai" until 23:59 Saudi Arabia time on 12-Mar-2026.

Lufthansa Group, via its official website, announced (Mar-2026) its airlines will extend the suspension of services to the following Middle East destinations:

• Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Dammam: Until 10-Mar-2026;
• Amman and Erbil: Until 15-Mar-2026;
• Tel Aviv: Until 22-Mar-2026;
• Beirut: Until 28-Mar-2026;
• Tehran: Until 30-Apr-2026.

Lufthansa Group also announced plans to resume service to Larnaca from 07-Mar-2026.

AirBorneo, via its official LinkedIn account, announced (05-Mar-2026) it introduced an online check in option for services operating with ATR 72-500 aircraft, enabling passengers to select seats and access electronic boarding passes online up to 48 hours prior to departure. The airline noted: "For our DHC-6-400 Twin Otter flights, check-in will continue at airport counters to ensure the best assistance at remote airstrips".

Gulf Air and Bahrain International Airport, via their respective official websites and Twitter accounts, announced (05-Mar-2026) "Flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Bahrain's airspace, as mandated by the Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority". The airline reported "it successfully repatriated over 400 transit passengers affected by recent regional developments and the temporary closure of airspace in several countries in the region". Gulf Air "continues to monitor developments closely and will resume normal operations once airspace conditions permit". [more - original PR]

Turkish Airlines CFO Murat Seker stated (05-Mar-2026) Turkish Airlines Group plans to expand the fleet from 516 aircraft in 2025 to up to 570 in 2026. Turkish Airlines will receive 26 aircraft and retire four aircraft. AJet will receive 58 aircraft and retire 26 aircraft. Mr Seker added: "For the following year 2027, we target an overall 610 aircraft fleet size, and for 2028 the number should grow to 630". [more - Aviation Week]