UAE travel update: flydubai announces flight cancellation latest
UAE air travel disruption is starting to ease, but flydubai has a mixture of ongoing flight suspensions and a return to normal service on selected flights.
Flydubai said it will resume flights to St. Petersburg in Russia from Wednesday, and that Iran flights face further suspensions.
Following a period of sustained suspensions, flights to the following countries are now operating:
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
UAE flight suspensions
In a statement, the airline said: 'flydubai has returned to full operations across its network following the lifting of most airspace restrictions in the region.
'Flights to St. Petersburg in Russia will resume from July 2, and all other flights to Russia are operating.
'Flights to Iran, with the exception of Mashhad, remain suspended until July 5.
'Flights to Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria are operating.
'We continue to monitor the situation closely and amend our schedule as required, adding more capacity or revisions where necessary'.
UAE travel update: flydubai flight status (as of June 30, 2025)
Destination Flight status Notes
Russia (St. Petersburg) Suspended until July 2 Flights resume from Wednesday
Russia (Other cities) Operating normally All other Russian destinations operational
Iran Suspended until July 5 Flights expected to resume after that date
Iraq Operating Flights have resumed
Israel Operating Flights have resumed
Jordan Operating Flights have resumed
Lebanon Operating Flights have resumed
Syria Operating Flights have resumed
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