Qatar Starts Relief Flights as Middle East Skies Remain Closed

Qatar Airways said it’s starting a limited number of relief flights today to help passengers stranded in the Middle East get out, as commercial services remain suspended due to the closed airspace.

Flights include services from Muscat in Oman to London Heathrow, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome, and Amsterdam, as well as from Riyadh to Frankfurt, Qatar said in a statement. The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority has kept the airspace closed since Saturday, and the airline said it would provide another update on Friday.