Emirates airline cancels Iraq, Iran and Jordan flights over regional conflict

Emirates airlines on Thursday announced that it has halted all flights to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over “regional unrest”.

“Emirates is cancelling all flights to/from Iraq [Basra and Baghdad], Iran [Tehran], and Jordan [Amman] on 4th and 5th October due to regional unrest,” said the Dubai-based airline, which had previously halted flights between Dubai and Beirut until 8 October.