Turkish Airlines suspends flights to Mideast capitals over strikes on Iran

BSS
Published On: 28 Feb 2026, 16:25

ISTANBUL, Feb 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Turkish Airlines on Saturday suspended 
flights to 10 Middle East nations after Israel and the United States launched 
strikes on Iran, with many nations closing their airspace.

"Flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Jordan have been cancelled until 
March 2," spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on X, while flights to Qatar, Kuwait, 
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman were only suspended for the day.

 

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