International Airport Review
Gabriel Higgines
02 Apr 2026
Flight disruption across the Middle East continues to affect airlines and routes as new data shows more than half of scheduled departures cancelled since late February.
Air travel disruption across the Middle East aviation network is showing signs of easing, with new data from Cirium indicating a sharp decline in cancellations on UK routes as of 1 April 2026.
The latest figures show that 165 flights were scheduled to depart the UK to Middle Eastern destinations, with just five cancellations recorded by 12:30 UK time, representing a cancellation rate of 3.03%. This marks a significant improvement compared with conditions earlier in March, when disruption exceeded 50% across the wider regional network...
