Qatar Airways has confirmed schedule changes for flights.
A Qatar Airways 777-200LR departs LAX. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)
After a week of military strikes between Israel and Iran, Qatar is the latest country in the Middle East to shut down its airspace over safety concerns in the region.
A spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X Monday morning that air traffic would be temporarily suspended in the country “in order to ensure the safety of citizens, residents, and visitors.”
An earlier social media post by the ministry stated that advisories from embassies to their citizens in Qatar “do not reflect the existence of specific threats.”
On Sunday, Qatar Airways posted a statement on X confirming there would be schedule changes for flights to Doha as the airline continues to monitor the situation in the region.
Israel’s main international airport has been closed since its military launched a series of attacks on Iranian military sites on June 12.
Iran has since retaliated with ballistic missile strikes in Israel, and the conflict escalated further on Saturday when the U.S. deployed B-2 stealth bombers to drop bunker buster bombs on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
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