The national carrier said on Saturday that flights from Cairo International Airport to Kuwait, Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Qassim, Dammam, Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, Beirut, and Muscat would be halted until further notice.
The suspensions come after several countries shut their airspace in response to the escalating confrontation between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran, forcing airlines across the region to cancel or reroute services.
Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said the country’s airspace remains open and operating at normal capacity, as authorities prepare to receive flights diverted from neighbouring states.
Earlier on Saturday, the United States and Israel launched what they described as major combat operations against Iran. US President Donald Trump announced the strikes in a video statement.
The attacks derailed negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme that had continued as recently as two days earlier, amid efforts to avoid further escalation. Iran later announced retaliatory strikes.
Airspace closures were declared by Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE, cutting off key aviation corridors linking the Gulf, the Levant, and parts of Europe and Asia.
The strikes mark the second time in eight months that Washington and Tel Aviv have carried out coordinated military action linked to Iran, deepening concerns over wider regional fallout, including prolonged disruption to commercial aviation.
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