Airlines suspending Erbil

[globetrotter]

Emirates will stop flying to EBL from 12th August due to ongoing conflict in the region, LH have not given any date yet.

http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/08/emirate ... -OD9mMr2K4

This is EK's fifth route suspension this year, an all time record for the carrier.

Gulf air suspended EBL in January.

[globetrotter]

Etihad suspending it from tomorrow as well, while LH have apprently resumed flights there saying its safe distance from conflict region.

[sn26567]

Etihad will re-route its flights to avoid conflict airspace in Iraq. The decision follows the deterioration of the security situation in parts of the country. On Thursday 7 August Etihad announced that it had suspended all flights to Erbil, Iraq with immediate effect until further notice. The safety of Etihad passengers and staff is paramount and the airline will continue to monitor the security situation closely. Flights to Basra and Baghdad, which have a daily risk assessment, continue to operate as normal.

[BrightCedars]

So far ME flights seem unaffected, next departure to Erbil in 90 mins.

Also, there are multiple daily flights in and out of Beirut to and from Erbil, Al Najaf, Basra and Baghdad.

[sn26567]

The Lufthansa Group continues to suspend flights to Erbil.

Decision is valid until further notice / this concerns flights by Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines from Frankfurt and Vienna. Group airlines continue to make a detour around Iraqi airspace in transit traffic as well.

[globetrotter]

Flydubai too have pulled out in their case Sulaimaniyah too suspended.

[sn26567]

The Lufthansa group resumes flights to Erbil

viewtopic.php?p=304559#p304559

[globetrotter]

Have any of the gulf carriers resumed?