flydubai flight cancellations: Airline suspends flights to Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria
The DXB-based airline has suspended all flights to four countries across the region until Friday June 20.
It will, however, resume daytime operations to Jordan and Lebanon from Tuesday June 17.
The flight schedule of the airline continues to be affected by the ongoing situation in the region and has led to multiple flight cancellations, rerouting and delays due to congestion in air corridors.
A statement, released on Monday June 16, confirmed that flydubai flights to 'Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria' will be suspended until Friday June 20.
Additionally, flights to Minsk in Belarus and St. Petersburg in Russia are suspended until Tuesday June 17.
The DXB-based airline has encouraged customers affected by the cancellations to get in touch with the flydubai contact centre in Dubai at (+971) 600 54 44 45, visit the flydubai travel shop or reach out to respective travel agents for rebooking or refund options.
flydubai passengers are also advised to update their contact details by visiting the manage your booking section of the airline's website and to check the status of their flights online before travelling to the airport.
A flydubai spokeswoman said: 'Our flight schedule continues to be impacted by the ongoing situation in the region, resulting in flight cancellations, rerouting and delays due to congestion in air corridors.
'flydubai flights to Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria remain suspended until Friday June 20.
'We are also closely monitoring the situation in Jordan and Lebanon, and flights to these destinations will resume as daytime operations from Tuesday June 17.
'We have reinstated flights across our network where conditions permit and we continue to monitor and review our operations as the situation evolves.
'We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our passengers and appreciate their understanding during this time. The safety of our passengers and crew remains our highest priority.'
This article was last updated at 3.45pm on Monday June 16
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