Emirates airlines will be suspending flights to 30 destinations globally starting Tuesday – 17th March 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak. This announcement was made in a news alert for travel updates published on March 16, 2020 at the Emirates website.
The suspension of these destinations is due to countries imposing travel and immigration restrictions. Please be advised that the list may change without prior notice given the dynamic nature of the airline industry in these times of crisis. Passengers are asked to check the travel advisories of the countries where they are travelling to and from.
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List of Emirates Flight Destinations Suspended due to Coronavirus
Note: Again, this list may change without prior notice. Please see the full list of affected destinations below:
- Amman: From 17 March to 31 March
- Baghdad: From 17 March to 31 March
- Bangkok– Hong Kong: From 9 March – 31 March
- Basra: From 17 March to 31 March
- Beirut:From 17 March to 31 March
- Bologna: From 13 March – 03 April
- Casablanca:From 16 March – 31 March
- Dammam: From 09 March until further notice
- Fort Lauderdale:13 to 31 March
- Guangzhou: From 05 February until further notice
- Istanbul (IST): From 17 March – 31 March
- Istanbul (SAW): From 17 March – 31 March
- Jeddah: From 09 March until further notice
- Kuwait City:From 14 March to 31 March
- Larnaca: From 17 March- 31 March
- Malta (via Larnaca): From 17 March- 31 March
- Medina: From 09 March until further notice
- Milan: From 13 March – 03 April
- New York JFK – Milan: 11 March to 12 April
- New York EWR – Athens: 13 March to 12 April
- Peshawar: From 15 March to 31 March, flights to/from Peshawar will be rerouted through Islamabad. Affected customers will need to make their own way to rerouted airports and will receive an email with their rebooking details.
- Porto: From 17 March- 31 March
- Riyadh: From 09 March until 31 March
- Rome: From 14 March – 03 April
- Shanghai: From 05 February until further notice
- Sialkot: From 15 March to 31 March, flights to/from Sialkot will be re-routed through Lahore. Affected customers will need to make their own way to rerouted airports and will receive an email with their rebooking details.
- Taipei: From 16 March until further notice
- Tehran: From 26 February until further notice
- Venice:From 12 March – 03 April
- Warsaw: From 15 March – 28 March
For questions about refunds, rebookings, etc. due to the flight changes/cancellations, please contract your travel agency or the Emirates offices for advice. Please check this website for more information about the Emirates flight updates – https://www.emirates.com/ae/english/help/travel-updates/#3515