AGBI
John Grant
03 November 2026
Regional airlines are making the best of a difficult situation
While some international airlines have suspended flights to the Middle East this winter, others have sharply reduced services. The region’s own carriers, however, have little choice but to make the best of a difficult situation.
With the International Air Transport Association’s winter scheduling season now under way, the coming months will test how Gulf airlines balance capacity, competition and demand in an increasingly challenging market.
Schedules were, of course, severely disrupted in March as the US-Iran conflict escalated. Attacks on Saudi Arabia, including those that forced the temporary closure of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in October, have added to the uncertainty...
Winter schedules reveal the resilience of Gulf aviation | AGBI | 03 November 2026
