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British Airways ramps up Asia schedule after grounding Dubai flights until the summer

Middle East
Dea Jusufi
17 March 2026

British Airways is pulling capacity out of the Middle East and ramping up flights to Asia instead as short-term demand escalates owing to the war in Iran.

Tail of a British Airways plane during sunny day
(Credit: iStock/Ceri Breeze)

Flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv remain suspended until 31 May (Credit: iStock/Ceri Breeze)

BA has, over recent weeks, added seven extra return services to Bangkok and Singapore to meet increased demand, amounting to more than 3,300 additional seats available from 10-19 March.

On Tuesday (17 March), it confirmed services to Doha would remain suspended until at least 30 April, and to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv until 31 May. BA services between Heathrow and Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, will resume next winter (from 25 October).