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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

British Airways drops key Middle East route and cuts flights from Heathrow to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv

British Airways is dropping flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and will resume services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv in the second half of the year at a much-reduced scale.

The airline suspended most flights to the Middle East shortly after the start of the Iran war. Airspace in the region is starting to reopen, with Gulf Air of Bahrain about to resume flights to London.

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