BRITISH Airways has confirmed one of its routes won’t start up again until next winter at the earliest, due to the Iran conflict.
It first suspended flights to the destination in February of this year.
British Airways has confirmed the suspension of its flights to Abu Dhabi won’t lift until winter 2027 at the earliest.
The airline cited the Middle East conflict and ‘airspace instability’ as the reason for its continued delay.
Talking to Simple Flying, a BA spokesperson said: “Due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East, we have made further changes to our flying schedule to provide greater clarity for our customers.
“We’re keeping the situation under constant review and are directly in touch with affected customers to offer them a range of options. (…) Our flights to Abu Dhabi are scheduled to resume in Winter 2027/2028.”
However, Simple Flying noted that Abu Dhabi appears to have been removed from BA’s long-haul plans for 2027 altogether.
Currently for those wanting to travel to Abu Dhabi with BA, they will have to book a flight from Heathrow to Doha, then switch to another airline like Qatar Airways to continue their journey.
The indirect route takes around 11 hours rather than seven.
But there are two routes back on the cards this year with British Airways – the first is to Dubai.
The airline will resume flights to Dubai from November 3.
These will initially operate once a day during the winter season before increasing two services each day during the summer season.
Flights to Amman will also restart on November 3 after being suspended in March.
