Flights between the Middle East and Manchester continue to be disrupted
Flights between Manchester Airport and the Middle East continue to be impacted(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
Aviation continues to be impacted by the conflict in the Middle East with several flights between the region and Manchester Airport cancelled today, March 18.
According to FlightAware, a total of 2,259 flights were cancelled around the world yesterday. So far today 823 flights have been cancelled.
Cancellations to some flights come as global travel continues to be impacted be the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with major airlines running limited services to and from the region. UK Foreign Office guidance remains unchanged with Brits advised against all but essential travel to the United Arab Emirates.
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Qatar Airways have cancelled a flight destined for Manchester today. The airline continues to operate limited services to help passengers directly impacted by the disruption.
Gulf Air has suspended flights to and from Bahrain as its airspace remains. The airline is however continuing to operate some commercial flights via Dammam as closure of the airspace continues.
If you are due to travel it’s important to check with your airline before heading to the airport. Below are all the cancelled flights at Manchester Airport today, March 18.
Departures10:15am Gulf Air flight GF4 to Bahrain5:55pm easyJet flight FR1145 to BerlinArrivals6:35am Gulf Air flight GF5 from Bahrain12:20pm Qatar Airways flight QR27 from Doha10:25pm Ryanair flight FR1144 from Berlin10:45pm easyJet flight U22202 from Berlin