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United Airlines, American Airlines halt flights to Dubai, Doha amid tensions

19 June 2025, 11:09 pm Edit
Illustrative: A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Ket Betancur/AFP)
Illustrative: A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Ket Betancur/AFP)

American Airlines and United Airlines have halted flights to the Middle East amid an exchange of fire between Israel and Iran that has upended air travel in the region.

United says in a statement that it is pausing its daily flights between Newark and Dubai due to the rising tensions, and will resume “when it’s safe.”

American says it is pausing its Philadelphia-Doha route until June 22 due to the “situation with safety and security.”

United and Delta both stopped their flights to Israel with the start of Israel’s attack on Friday. Both had only recently returned to flying to Tel Aviv.

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