Air France and KLM have suspended flights to Israel, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia through at least Sunday, pointing to “security tensions in the region” amid fears of a renewed conflict with Iran, reports say.
Both airlines are part of the same parent company, Air France-KLM.
The decision comes after Lufthansa Group announced last week that it would suspend nighttime flights to Israel until at least the end of January.
The Lufthansa Group includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings.
Tension in the Middle East
On Thursday (Jan. 22), U.S. President Donald Trump said an “armada” was moving toward Iran, adding that he hoped it would not be used, while renewing warnings to Tehran against killing protesters or resuming its nuclear program.
The moves come amid mounting speculation that Trump could order strikes on Iran following its crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Air France resumed flights to Tel Aviv, Israel in July 2025. KLM restarted flights to Israel at the end of September as foreign airlines gradually returned after the previous fighting with Iran subsided.
According to Bloomberg, the Dutch carrier has suspended its flights to Dubai, Riyadh, and Dammam in Saudi Arabia, as well as to Tel Aviv, until further notice.
KLM added that it is currently avoiding the airspace of several Gulf countries, as well as Iran, Iraq, and Israel, as a precautionary measure.
At this stage, no information has been provided on how long the suspensions will last.
Late Friday night (Jan. 23), Air Canada confirmed with PAX that it has not cancelled its flights to the Middle East.
Canada’s flag carrier resumed daily, non-stop flights from Toronto to Tel Aviv in October 2025 after a five-month suspension.
The service was supposed to restart in September, but was pushed back due to “ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the region.”
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