Multiple foreign airlines continue to suspend Dubai flights through winter until March next year

At least 16 airlines outside the Gulf have still not resumed flights to Dubai this winter, with some airlines postponing their resumption until the end of March next year. KLM said on October 26 that it will not fly to Dubai for the entire 2026/27 winter season (until March 27); Lufthansa Group on October 23 postponed its resumption to November 25; Finnair, United Airlines, Air Canada and Wizz Air are likewise suspended until spring. Dubai hotels had originally expected European airlines to return at the end of October with the winter/spring season, and some operators said this had already driven December bookings, but forward-looking data as of September 30 showed more cautious short-term rental room-night bookings. Follow-up reports updated the number of suspended airlines to nearly 20, and said Singapore Airlines stated on Friday that it will suspend Dubai flights until February 28, while Air France extended its suspension of the Riyadh route until December 12; earlier reports said at least 16 airlines outside the Gulf were suspended, and follow-up reports said nearly 20.