In its latest travel update, Air France has extended the suspension of its route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Dubai International Airport until Thursday September 10.
Previously, the airline had briefly resumed its route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Dubai International Airport on Wednesday August 26 after a six-month delay.
However, since Wednesday September 3, the airline has resumed the suspension of its route to Dubai International Airport.
The airline has said that it is constantly monitoring the situation in the region in real time and has concluded that flights to Dubai must be suspended once again.
Air France was one of several foreign airlines to halt flights to the region in March of this year.
The French flag carrier has revised its travel advisory on a near-weekly basis over the past six months, gradually pushing back its return.
Air France will continue to fly to and from both Tel Aviv and Riyadh in the region, while flights to and from Beirut remain suspended until Sunday September 13.
Impacted travellers have been informed individually by the airline, with measures in place allowing its customers to cancel or postpone their trip at no cost even if their flight had not been cancelled.
The airline has said that it is continuously monitoring the geopolitical situation in the territories it serves and flies over to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security.
Air France’s partner airline KLM has said that it intends to resume flights between DXB and Amsterdam Schiphol on Saturday October 24.
Traffic at DXB has experienced a drop of more than 30 percent in the first half of 2026 when compared to the same period the previous year.
However, airline schedules continue to rebuild from DXB. By the end of the first half of the year, DXB was served by nearly 50 international airlines connecting guests to 217 destinations across 99 countries.
So, while Dubai has been knocked off the top spot globally for now, it remains in contention for the title of world’s busiest airport by the end of 2026 with tourists expected to travel to DXB in big numbers in the traditionally busier second half of the year.
