Travel Crisis Monitor · Middle East 2026

Middle East Conflict 2026 — Travel Warnings & Flight Status

⚠ ACTIVE TRAVEL WARNING
As of: 5 April 2026 · Sources: AA · BMEIA · EASA · Airlines · Cruise lines
⚠ Active Travel Warning — Highest Level · Middle East flights massively disrupted · Gulf cruise season ended

Real-time monitor for SETT Hub partners · Updated 5 April 2026 · Emergency contact data is hardcoded and never AI-generated.

8+
Countries Level 4
(Travel Warning)
20+
Airlines suspended /
severely reduced
50,000+
Cancelled flights
since 28.02.2026
6
Cruise ships
stranded in Gulf
🌍 Travel Warnings
✈ Airlines
🚢 Cruises
📞 Emergency & Rights
As of: 5 April 2026
CountryLevelWarning sinceAirspaceNote
🇮🇷 IranLevel 428.02.2026ClosedActive conflict zone · No civilian flights
🇮🇱 IsraelLevel 428.02.2026ClosedEl Al recovery flights only (limited)
🇱🇧 LebanonLevel 428.02.2026ClosedMEA extremely limited
🇮🇶 IraqLevel 428.02.2026ClosedErbil + Baghdad closed
🇯🇴 JordanLevel 3–401.03.2026RestrictedRoyal Jordanian partially flying to Europe
🇦🇪 UAELevel 301.03.2026Partially openDubai + Abu Dhabi: limited operations
🇶🇦 QatarLevel 301.03.2026Corridors activeQatar Airways operating limited schedule with ~93 destinations
🇧🇭 BahrainLevel 401.03.2026ClosedGulf Air all flights suspended
🇰🇼 KuwaitLevel 401.03.2026ClosedNo flight operations
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaLevel 301.03.2026Partially openSaudia limited ops, Dammam restricted
🇴🇲 OmanLevel 2–302.03.2026OpenMuscat used as alternative hub
🇸🇾 SyriaLevel 4ongoingClosedLong-standing travel warning
As of: 5 April 2026 · Subject to change — airlines update schedules daily
AirlineStatusAffected RoutesSuspended untilNote
EmiratesReducedDubai hub globalongoing~127 destinations served, A380 back on 8 additional routes. Beirut, Tehran etc. still suspended.
Etihad AirwaysReducedAbu Dhabi hub globalongoingOperating ~80 destinations. Free rebooking/refund for tickets until 15.04.
Qatar AirwaysLimitedDoha hub globalongoing~93 destinations active, expanding to 120+ by mid-May. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Beirut still suspended. A380 not in service.
Lufthansa Group
(LH/LX/OS/SN/ITA/EW)
SuspendedDubai, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Riyadh, Erbil, Muscat, Tehranuntil 24.10.2026Dubai + Tel Aviv until 31.05. All other ME destinations until 24.10.2026. Eurowings Dubai until end of June.
British AirwaysSuspendedAmman, Bahrain, Dubai, Tel Aviv31.05.2026Doha until 30.04. Abu Dhabi cancelled until further notice.
Air FranceSuspendedDubai, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Beirut19.04.2026All Paris CDG services suspended. Increased capacity ex Asia as compensation.
KLMSuspendedDubai, Riyadh, Dammam, Tel Aviv17.05.2026Tel Aviv until 11.04. Dubai, Riyadh, Dammam until 17.05.
Turkish AirlinesSuspendedUAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Dammam, Riyadhat least 30.04.Most extensive cancellation among European carriers. Free rebooking until 10.06.
Wizz AirSuspendedIsrael, UAE, Jordan, Saudi ArabiaSept. 2026Budapest–Dubai/Abu Dhabi until 21.09., Amman until 22.09.
FlyDubaiReducedDubai routesongoingBack above 100 routes, daily adjustments. Sporadic cancellations.
Air ArabiaReducedSharjah, Abu Dhabi, RAKongoingSelect routes to India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Europe. Sporadic disruptions.
FinnairSuspendedDoha, Dubai02.07.2026All Middle East flights cancelled until at least July.
NorwegianSuspendedDubaiopen-endedExtended multiple times, no fixed restart date.
IndiGoLimitedGulf routesongoingRolling schedule: limited service to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah. Daily updates.
Philippine AirlinesSuspendedManila–Riyadh/Dubai/Dohaopen-endedAll Middle East connections suspended until further notice.
Virgin AtlanticSuspendedDubai, Riyadhseason end / openDubai seasonal service fully suspended.
Delta Air LinesSuspendedNew York–Tel Avivopen-endedNo restart date. Riyadh route planned from October 2026.
American AirlinesSuspendedDoha–Philadelphiaopen-endedNo restart date indicated.
Air CanadaSuspendedTel Aviv, DubaiSept. 2026Suspension extended through at least September.
Singapore AirlinesSuspendedDubai, Jeddahopen-endedDubai and Jeddah (Scoot) suspended until further notice.
Gulf AirSuspendedAll Bahrain flightsat least 15.04.Limited flights from Dammam only. Free rebooking until 30.06.
SaudiaReducedAmman, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrainpartially openDubai resumed on limited basis.
EgyptAirSuspendedDubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Beirut, Doha, Amman, Dammam, Bahrain, Baghdad, Erbil, Kuwaitopen-endedAll Middle East routes until further notice.
El AlMinimalIsrael globalopen-endedRecovery flights with 70 pax/flight to 22 destinations.
✓ MANUALLY UPDATED
As of: 5 April 2026 · All 6 ships still stranded in Gulf · Strait of Hormuz closed

🚢 Mein Schiff 4 — TUI Cruises

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (no passengers aboard)
Evacuation: Completed — passengers repatriated via flights from Dubai and Muscat.
Cancellations: Full Gulf season cancelled. Cape Town repositioning (1st segment) also cancelled.
Next deployment: 20-night cruise from Cape Town on 11.04. planned (2nd segment), followed by Eastern Mediterranean summer season.
Evacuated Repositioning planned

🚢 Mein Schiff 5 — TUI Cruises

Location: Doha, Qatar (no passengers aboard)
Evacuation: Completed — approx. 2,500 guests repatriated via charter flights from Riyadh + Qatar Airways.
Cancellations: Full Gulf season and repositioning cancelled.
Next deployment: Scheduled to resume in Spain from 17.04.2026 — dependent on safe Hormuz passage.
Evacuated Repositioning planned

🚢 MSC Euribia — MSC Cruises

Location: Dubai, UAE (no passengers aboard)
Evacuation: Completed — 1,500+ guests repatriated.
Cancellations: Entire Dubai season and Grand Voyage repositioning cancelled.
Next deployment: Summer season from 02.05.2026 Kiel/Copenhagen (Norwegian Fjords) planned — repositioning without passengers, dependent on Hormuz clearance.
Evacuated Gulf season ended

🚢 Celestyal Journey — Celestyal Cruises

Location: Doha, Qatar
Status: Full Gulf season ended early. All April sailings also cancelled.
Next deployment: Repositioning to Athens for Mediterranean season — dependent on Hormuz clearance.
Gulf season ended

🚢 Celestyal Discovery — Celestyal Cruises

Location: Dubai, UAE
Status: Full Gulf season ended. All April sailings cancelled.
Next deployment: Repositioning to Athens planned — timing depends on Hormuz clearance.
Gulf season ended

🚢 Aroya Manara — Aroya Cruises

Location: Dubai, UAE
Status: Inaugural Arabian Gulf winter season ended early. All remaining sailings cancelled.
Gulf season ended
⚠ Strait of Hormuz: De facto blockaded for over 5 weeks (JMIC Risk Level: Critical). Approx. 20,000 seafarers stranded on commercial vessels. All 6 cruise ships in the Gulf cannot reposition until maritime authorities give clearance.
✓ STATIC — Contact data hardcoded
🇩🇪 German Foreign Office — Crisis Hotline
ELEFAND registration: elefand.de
+49 30 5000 87777
24/7 · Free from Germany · Crisis registration
🇦🇹 BMEIA Austria — Crisis Phone
Registration: bmeia.gv.at
+43 501150 4411
24/7 · Federal citizen service
🇦🇹 Austrian Embassy Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Consular Emergency
+971 50 85 90 441
Alternative: +971 50 66 69 728
🇦🇹 Austrian Embassy Tel Aviv (Israel)
Consular Emergency
+972 54 792 18 92
Alternative: +972 53 643 27 38
🇩🇪 German Embassy Abu Dhabi (UAE)
+971 2 644 0110
Consulate General Dubai: +971 4 339 9888
🇦🇪 UAE — Stranded Passengers
GCAA / UAE National Crisis Committee
800 GCAA (4222)
UAE local · Accommodation + meals covered

🌍 Foreign Ministry Travel Advisories

📋 Travel Rights & Refunds

Package Holidays: Full refund if cancelled by operator. Self-initiated cancellations eligible with official travel warning (EU Directive 2015/2302).

Evacuation Flights (DE): Co-payment €500/person · Priority: children, ill, pregnant · Bundeswehr on standby.

Airline Waivers: All major carriers offering free rebooking or full refund for suspended routes.

Cruise Cancellations: All cruise lines offering full refund or future cruise credit for cancelled sailings.

Travel Insurance: Trip interruption cover generally applies with active warning. New policies from warning date exclude affected countries.