Flights to stay out of West Asia airspace after battle breaks out; DGCA points pressing security advisory legitimate till March 2

With tensions escalating throughout West Asia, giant swathes of its airspace grew to become a no-go zone forcing international and Indian airways to cancel flights to the area and reroute a number of others to keep away from the affected corridors on Saturday (February 28, 2026).

India’s aviation security regulator Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) too issued an pressing security advisory legitimate till March 2 for all airways to keep away from 11 nations within the area comprising Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Oman.

The U.S. and Israel launched a serious assault on Iran on Saturday, whereas the West Asian nation retaliated by firing missiles and drones towards Israel and U.S. army bases within the area.

Air India Group, which additionally consists of its low-cost subsidiary Air India Categorical, in addition to IndiGo introduced they had been cancelling all their flights to West Asia till midnight on March 1.

Iran and Israel closed their airspace firstly of the day, with different nations within the area, together with Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Oman, shortly following swimsuit. A time-lapse from FlightRadar24 initially confirmed an empty hall of airspace between Iran and Israel, which progressively expanded as extra nations throughout the area imposed restrictions. Main worldwide hub airports within the area, together with Dubai and Doha, had been additionally shut, leaving 1000’s of passengers stranded as flights turned again mid-air or had been cancelled.

Air India Group suspended flights to Dammam, Sharjah, Riyadh, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Sharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait Metropolis. Akasa Air stated it was suspending all its flights to Abu Dhabi, Doha and Jeddah.

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Air India’s Delhi-Tel Aviv flight was pressured to show again early on Saturday (February 28, 2026), whereas its Chicago-Delhi service took an extended routing to steer even farther away from Iranian airspace, which it had already been avoiding.

Air India Categorical, which operates a lot of Gulf-bound providers, cancelled round 110 flights to the area. 5 of its plane stay stranded there, together with one deployed on the Sharjah-Indore route.

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu and Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, S.Ok. Sinha held a overview assembly on the influence of flights and passengers.

“Airports throughout the nation, notably main worldwide gateways, have been positioned on operational alert to handle potential flight diversions, unscheduled landings and passenger facilitation necessities. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and personal airport operators have been suggested to take care of enhanced coordination with airways for floor dealing with, parking bays, passenger facilities, crew logistics and immigration help, as obligatory,” a press release from the Ministry stated.