Turkey extends most Mideast flight cancellations

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02/03/2026 11:57

ANKARA, March 2 (Reuters) - Turkey canceled all Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon flights until Friday over attacks in the region, while all planned flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were canceled until Tuesday.

On the other hand, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Monday that flights would resume to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina airports, as well as to Oman.

A Turkish Airlines and a Pegasus Airlines planes were grounded in Tehran, and personnel from the two airlines were safely brought back to Turkey, he said, adding other personnel from Turkish airlines in Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE were not at risk.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Jonathan Spicer )

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